Irans report slams violation of human rights in West

Iran's Foreign Ministry has released an annual report on the challenges that Muslims face in Western countries because of human rights violations.

The report was released on August 5, a day which has been dubbed as "Islamic Human Rights Day" by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

The report has focused on the problems that Muslim communities face in some Western countries, including the US, Canada, Britain, Germany and France.

It also condemned "the promotion of Islamophobia" in the West after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US, noting that fighting terrorism has turned into a pretext for some Western states to launch a crackdown on mosques and other Islamic institutions.

According to the report, some European governments are adopting policies that promote "Islamophobia among the public".

The document also cited discrimination against women who observe the Islamic dress code, insulting Muslims beliefs and sanctities, discrimination in employing Muslims and adopting strict immigration policies against Muslim applicants as examples of the violation of Muslims' rights.

The report also expressed concern about the unexplainable rise in the number of Muslim prisoners in European countries and police prejudice against Muslims.

It also warned that some Western countries were following policies which contribute to inciting hatred against Muslim communities.