EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian human rights official blasted the recent remarks by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Asma Jahangir on the situation of certain prisoners in Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Appointment of any UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran is unjustifiable and unacceptable, the Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani said.

EghtesadOnline: The imposition of "unilateral coercive measures" on Cuba, Venezuela and Iran by the United States violates human rights and international norms, an expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Monday.