September 28, 2006

Statement of Iran on the Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Report of the Joint Inspection Unit

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Iran - that paragon of human rights - urging the UN Human Rights Council to eliminate country-specific criticism: "...we are of the particular view that the mandate of the country specific procedures should no longer be the part of the system and thus should be terminated in the course of our reform. These procedures, if continued on the basis of selectivity, will serve as a negative force to further polarize and politicize the existing international human rights debate. The key question...is not whether they are independent or non-partisan or otherwise, rather the key element is the already politicized or polarized environment in which these procedures are created which it seems will never change in the UN." (RT)