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that deplore the large-scale impunity enjoyed by agents of the State of the Islamic Republic of Iran, suggest that these mechanisms of complaints are insufficient and/or inefficient.11 12 Further, the Islamic Republic of Iran lacks mechanisms to hold accountable the actions of its security and intelligence apparatus, notably the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The IRGC as an independent security force tasked to preserve the ideals of the 1979 revolution.13 The IRGC now assumes an extended security and intelligence role in Iran, separate from the country’ regular forces, notably through its Basij all-volunteer paramilitary force and the IRGC Intelligence Organization. The head of the IRGC reports directly to the Supreme Leader, thus making him in effect not accountable to either the government or the judiciary. The Supreme Leader, who appoints, dismisses and accepts resignation of the chief commander of the IRGC,14 is not accountable to any institution. Consequently, the possibility to challenge the actions of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is severely limited. Anti-government protests that erupted in late December 2017 were met with a heavy-handed response by State forces and reportedly resulted in at least 21 deaths and hundreds of arrests.15 In November 2019, authorities violently repressed protests across the country.16 17 Reportedly, the death toll ranges from verified reports of 304,18 to unconfirmed reports of up to 1500 deaths,19 and the number of those injured by security forces is estimated at several thousand.20 Around 7,000 persons were arrested and detained according to a spokesperson for Iran’s parliamentary committee for national security and foreign policy, with trials ongoing, some resulting in long prison and death sentences.21 22 As of February 2021, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not 11 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, July 2020, https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A%2F75%2F213&Language=E&DeviceType=Desktop 12 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, January 2021, https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A%2FHRC%2F46%2F50&Language=E&DeviceType=Desktop 13 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, English translation, https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/constitutionenglish-1368.pdf 14 Article 110, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, English translation, https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wpcontent/uploads/constitution-english-1368.pdf 15 “Iran: protect constitutional right to protest”, ARTICLE 19, 3 January 2018. https://tinyurl.com/ycodj649 16 Iran: Protests met with violent crackdown and online censorship,” ARTICLE19, 19 November 2020. https://www.article19.org/resources/iran-protests-met-with-violent-crackdown-and-online-censorship/ 17 “Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree,” Amnesty International. 20 May 2020.https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/iran-details-released-of-304-deaths-during-protests-six-months-aftersecurity-forceskilling-spree/ 18 Ibid. 19 “Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest - 'Do whatever it takes to end it',” Reuters. 23 December 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-protests-specialreport/special-report-irans-leader-ordered-crackdown-on-unrest-dowhatever-ittakes-to-end-it-idUSKBN1YR0QR 20 “Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests six months after security forces’ killing spree,” Amnesty International. 20 May 2020. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/iran-details-released-of-304-deaths-during-protests-six-monthsafter-security-forceskilling-spree/ 21 “November Protests; the details of the case of three prisoners who were sentenced to death,” HRANA.5 March 2020. https://www.enhrana.org/november-protests-the-details-of-the-case-of-three-prisoners-who-were-sentenced-to-death 22 See more: Article 19, Small Media, Human Rights Activists in Iran, Impact Iran https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=INT%2fCCPR%2fICS%2fIRN%2f42315 &Lang=en 3

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Mechanism: Special Rapporteur - Iran

Date: Mar 1, 2018

Paragraph number: 78

Full Recommendation: The Special Rapporteur welcomes the continued engagement by the Government with her mandate through meetings and written exchanges. The Special Rapporteur further notes some developments including the adoption of amendments to drugtrafficking laws, and the follow-up on the Charter on Citizen's Rights. In particular, the Special Rapporteur noted the positive step taken to grant Baloch citizens with nationality cards and to afford access to education to children in the province. Such developments have taken place amidst ongoing severe reports of the denial of human rights in a number of fundamental areas. As such, small gains are lost in an overall atmosphere where the State denies even very basic rights to its population. The Special Rapporteur urges the Government to demonstrate the political will to end the impunity of agents of the State who perpetrate violations of the human rights of individuals in the country

Recommendation Status: Not Implemented

Themes

Right to fair trial

Demographics

General Population, individual cases, miscellaneous

Source Reference Info: A/HRC/37/68

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