Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has underlined that a political and selective approach to human rights cannot help improve such rights principles and even undermines the norms.
Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi strongly criticized anti-Iran remarks by a French human rights ambassador and a German human rights commissioner.
Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that violators of other nations' rights cannot claim that they are advocates of human rights or cannot judge situation of human rights in other states.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday described the EU's move to submit a joint statement to the Human Rights Council as unacceptable, saying that it is devoid of any value and legal status.
Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani reaffirmed Iranian commitment to human rights, saying that human rights have roots in Islam and are not a Western product.
Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa stressed that It seems the withdrawal IS America’s new foreign policy– a less collective/multilateral/cooperative policy.
Iran Judiciary's human rights chief called on the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday to discard dual standards and politically-motivated actions.
Leading female scholars from Saudi Arabia have described moves to ease restrictions on women as government spin aimed at an international audience to bolster support for efforts to liberalise its ailing economy.
A lawmaker rejected a statement by a number of European Parliament members criticizing Iran for alleged human rights abuses, saying one needs to go no further for proof than noting the popular presidential vote held in May to assess the unfairness of the claims.
