Tehran, YJC. Iran's human rights chief says extensive efforts to improve the country's human rights situation have been challenged by politically-motivated meddlesome policies.
Tehran, YJC. Head of the Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Staff Mohammad Javad Larijani in a live interview on national TV on Sunday evening said there are a number of problems with the way the UN rapporteur covers Iran's human rights issues.
Sri Lanka on Tuesday accused the UN rights chief of "unwarranted interference" by calling for an international probe into allegations that government forces killed thousands of civilians at the climax of a Tamil civil war.
Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi has said that no matter how synchronized Iran and the West can get on the country's nuclear program, they won't be able to do so on human rights.
President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that Western governments must recognise Iran's right to enrich uranium in any deal to allay their concerns about its nuclear programme.
Former British Foreign Secretary and a present member of the UK Parliament Jack Straw said he supported Tehran's rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
SEOUL, Aug 27, 2014 (AFP) - North Korea has joined the ranks of America's foes who have seized on riots in Missouri, saying the nation is the "graveyard of human rights" and should mind its own business rather than criticise others.
COLOMBO, Jan 13, 2015 (AFP) - Pope Francis urged "respect for human rights" in Sri Lanka and called for the "pursuit of truth" after a long civil war as he arrived Tuesday on the island for the first papal visit in two decades.
US Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed the Friday release of Russia's most famous prisoner and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, while expressing concerns over the country's selective prosecution.