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Wed, 03/02/2011 - 08:18
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U.S. talk of human rights ridiculous, Iran says
TEHRAN, March 2 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that it is ridiculous that the U.S. officials talk about human rights.
“The U.S. officials’ apparent defense of human rights has made a mockery of this issue. The U.S. officials should account for the situation of human rights and harsh treatment of prisoners and minority groups in the U.S.,” Mehmanparast said at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday.
He made the remarks in response to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who has recently accused the Iranian government of violating the human rights and mistreating the protesters.
“Unfortunately, the U.S. double standard toward the issue of human rights has greatly undermined the principle of human rights,” he said.
“The U.S. officials’ apparent defense of human rights has made a mockery of this issue. The U.S. officials should account for the situation of human rights and harsh treatment of prisoners and minority groups in the U.S.,” Mehmanparast said at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday.
He made the remarks in response to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who has recently accused the Iranian government of violating the human rights and mistreating the protesters.
“Unfortunately, the U.S. double standard toward the issue of human rights has greatly undermined the principle of human rights,” he said.
