Iran: Renewal of UN special rapporteur`s mandate lacks - professional basis`
(WorldNews Iran)

Iran reacted strongly to a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday which extends the mission of its Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the country, saying the resolution lacks `professional basis` and is `confrontational.` `In the eyes of the Islamic Republic of Iran and most of the Human Rights Council`s member countries which did not support this resolution at various levels, this resolution lacks necessity, legal validity and professional basis,` Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday. ......