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TEHRAN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry criticized the UN Human Rights Council's resolution to renew the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic republic, Press TV reported on Friday.
The UN Human Rights Council's extension of the mandate comes under the pressure of some countries which are themselves clearly violators of human rights at regional and international levels, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Friday.
The council on Friday decided to extend the mandate of the special rapporteur, Asma Jahangir, on the situation of human rights in Iran for another one year.
Such a "confrontational policy and destructive and failed approach" is pursued through the "exertion of pressure on other countries through these selective and spiteful resolutions," Qasemi was quoted as saying.
"In the eyes of the Islamic Republic of Iran...this resolution lacks necessity, legal validity and professional support," the Iranian spokesperson said.
Iran has continuously refuted reports by the UN special rapporteurs about the human rights situation in Iran as "unjust" and "politically motivated."
Earlier this month, the UN rapporteur criticized Iran over a range of allegations, including execution of juveniles, imprisonment of religious minorities, and torture of political prisoners.
