Iran blasts "unfair" UN report on human rights record
10/24/2013 4:11:55 PM
Iran on Thursday angrily rejected as "unfair" and politically-motivated a UN report which said the Islamic republic's human rights record showed no sign of improvement.
The report "describes the human rights situation in Iran in a completely unfair light and with political motivations," foreign ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham said in a statement carried by the state broadcaster.
Iran will not allow "such prejudiced reports to become the judging standard of its human rights situation," she said.
In a report on Wednesday, special human rights monitor for Iran Ahmed Shaheed condemned the high number of executions in the country this year as well as tough restrictions on freedom of speech, especially online.
The report "describes the human rights situation in Iran in a completely unfair light and with political motivations," foreign ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham said in a statement carried by the state broadcaster.
Iran will not allow "such prejudiced reports to become the judging standard of its human rights situation," she said.
In a report on Wednesday, special human rights monitor for Iran Ahmed Shaheed condemned the high number of executions in the country this year as well as tough restrictions on freedom of speech, especially online.