Chronology: Date 1975-06

date	event	tags	firsts
1975 Jun	Elti Kunak of Papua New Guinea was awarded the British Empire Medal for her work with women's clubs in the Bismarck Archipelago. [BW16:278]	Elti Kunak; Papua New Guinea
1975 5 Jun	Excavation of the site of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice began. [BW16:133; BW18:465] See BW16:399–404 for an article on the Seat by architect Husayn Amánat. See BW17:301 for the significance of the seat.	Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Universal House of Justice, Seat of; Architecture; Architects; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre
1975 5 Jun	In a message to the Bahá'ís of the world, the Universal House of Justice recalled the "capital institutional significance" of the transference to Mount Carmel of the sacred remains of the Purest Branch and Navváb, interring them in the immediate neighbourhood of the resting-place of the Greatest Holy Leaf some thirty-six years prior. Now, on the occasion of the commencement of the construction of the seat of the Universal House of Justice, they recounted the progress of the Faith in the eighteen years since the completion of the first building on the Arc, the International Archives Building in June of 1957. In the time between 1957 to 1975....... - National Spiritual Assemblies have increased from 26 to 119 - Local Spiritual Assemblies have increased from 1,000 to 17,000 - Localities have increased from 4,500 to over 70,000 [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 5 June 1975]	Statistics; - Bahá'í World Centre
1975 19 Jun - 2 Jul	Two* Bahá'í women represented the Bahá'í International Community at the first World Conference on Women in Mexico City. It was the first international conference held by the United Nations to focus solely on women's issues and marked a turning point in policy directives. Nine Bahá'ís represented the Bahá'í International Community at the parallel NGO Tribune. Those attending were: Dorothy Nelson; Jane Faily, Sheila Banání, Edris Rice-Wray, Carmen Burafato, Catherine Mboya, Shirin Fozdar, Jyoti Munsiff, Elsie Austin and Shomais Afnán. The purpose of the Conference was to give shape to a Ten-Year Plan of Action to promote equality between men and women in member nations by stressing better education and increased participation of women in decision-making in order to bring the neglected resources of women into the struggle for development and peace. [CBN No 287 Aug/Sep 1975 p16; Wikipedia; United Nations - Conferences] The Bahá'í International Community issued a statement entitled International Women's Year. See UN Women.	Bahá'í International Community; - Conferences; Conferences, Women; Dorothy Nelson; Jane Faily; Sheila Banani; Edris Rice-Wray; Carmen Burafato; Catherine Mboya; Shirin Fozdar; Jyoti Munsiff; Elsie Austin; Shomais Afnan; - BIC statements; Mexico City, Mexico; Mexico	first World Conference on Women in Mexico City
1975 21 Jun	Following the revolution in Portugal in April, the National Spiritual Assembly was officially recognized. The process of incorporation began in 1951.	National Spiritual Assembly; Portugal
1975 24 Jun	Iran became one of the first countries in the world to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The covenant spelled out clearly the concept of freedom of religion or belief. Article 18 states that "[e]veryone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his/her religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching." The ICCPR also spells out specific rights to due process "without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." These include freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention, the right to be "promptly informed" of charges, and the right to legal counsel. Article 9 of the ICCPR states that "[n]o one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention." It also states that "[a]nyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly informed of any charges against him." Article 14 spells out the right to legal counsel, stating everyone has the right "to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing. …" The Covenant was opened for signature at New York on 19 December 1966 and came into force on 23 March 1976. [International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Fact Sheet]	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); United Nations; Human Rights; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; USA; Iran
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