TEHRAN -- Iran has denounced as unsubstantiated and false a recent report by the United Nations special rapporteurs about the alleged increase of executions in the country.

In a statement released on Sunday, Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights rejected the report as being founded upon “incorrect information and fabricated sources”.

It said no correspondence has been made with Tehran in order to verify the accuracy of the allegations, according to Press TV.

The Iranian rights body called on the UN officials to “refrain from politicizing the issue of human rights and adopt an impartial attitude,” the statement said. “The structure of Iran’s judicial system guarantees the process of a fair trial.”

The statement touched upon drug-related death sentences in Iran, saying such verdicts are issued only after a thorough and comprehensive judicial process.

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