TEHRAN, March 13 (MNA) Irans foreign ministrys spokeswoman has dubbed a report by UN secretary general Ban ki-moon about human rights in Iran as null and void.Marzieh Afkham said that Ban Ki-moons report to OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights about Islamic republic of Iran is all null and void with no legal provement, influenced by political views over human rights.
She held that misusing human rights issue for political purposes against independent countries is disproved and added that although in the report some good developments in Iran are mentioned as well but similar to many other false reports about Iran by western countries there are many unauthentic points, that all proves their sources and goals are similar and the same resources are used for the reports.
Afkham expressed regret that in the report capital punishment for drug trafficking is regarded human rights abuse while the Islamic Republic of Iran suffers great human and financial losses fighting international drug traffickers but is accused unjust and on purpose.
The Islamic Republic of Iran acts in accordance to Islamic and the countrys constitution and is stable pursuing its citizens rights; Iran emphasizes that human rights should be an issue to make nations closer not on contrast with one another. maintained Afkham.
By Mehr News Agency
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