Iran says UN human rights envoy banned for alleged biased approach
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tehran says it has banned the U.N.'s envoy for human rights in Iran from visiting the country, accusing him of political bias.
Mohammad Javad Larijani, a senior judicial official, on Monday called U.N. Special Rapporteur Ahmad Shaheed a "media actor" and accused him of issuing politically-motivated reports.
Shaheed has repeatedly accused Iran of "widespread and systematic violations of human rights." He was appointed in 2011 but never actually allowed to visit Iran.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The United Nations, as well as several Western governments and human rights groups, has criticized Iran for the execution on Saturday of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a woman convicted of murdering a man she alleged was trying to rape her. After a 7-year-long investigation, a court rejected Jabbari's self-defense claim and she was hanged for premeditated murder.