An Iranian woman wears a face mask as a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic precaution, in Iran's capital Tehran on Oct 14, 2020. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva said the recent UN report on Iran's human rights is "unfair," Press TV reported on Wednesday.

Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh made the remarks on Tuesday referring to the recent report presented by Javaid Rehman, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran.

In today's Iran, women run 50 percent of managerial positions in the Ministry of Health; 73 percent of health professionals and 49 percent of physicians are women.

Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh, Iran's permanent representative to the UN

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In the report, Rehman said women and girls "continue to be treated as second-class citizens in Iran."

Refuting Rehman's accusation, Hamaneh was quoted as saying "in today's Iran, women run 50 percent of managerial positions in the Ministry of Health; 73 percent of health professionals and 49 percent of physicians are women."

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"Close to 50 percent of higher education graduates are women, and 31 percent of the employees are women with higher education," Hamaneh added.

Hamaneh also noted that the appointment of special rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran is "not fair" and "lacks any legitimate ground".