Dr. Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, during his speech at the 48th session of the UPR Working Group, which was dedicated to defending our country's fourth national report, pointed out that the Islamic Republic of Iran attaches special importance to this mechanism and believes that as a "global forum" it has been able to provide a significant capacity for the protection and promotion of human rights through the establishment of a constructive and meaningful dialogue.
The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran's delegation to Geneva pointed out Iran's special view on human rights education and stated: Since human rights education strengthens and consolidates the foundations of respect and guarantee of fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms, the Islamic Republic of Iran has continued its serious determination in this regard in all its branches for the people, judges, lawyers, law enforcement forces, prison officers and government employees.
Stating that the Ministry of Education has included human rights issues in students' texts and curricula, he noted: At the university level, the specialization in human rights is offered as a field of study at the master's level.