three brunch of power) and the Oversight Bodies for the exercise of Citizenship Rights in the country's provincial courts, there is no evidence to suggest that complaints to these bodies are independently reviewed and investigated.43 Additionally, as restrictions on freedom of expression are enshrined in the Iranian legal framework, opportunities to seek justice are limited. Information about prosecuted and/or wrongfully convicted journalists that have received any sort of remedy is not made public by Iranian authorities. Considering the above, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not taken all necessary steps to secure the right to freedom of opinion and expression in the country. Recommendation Status: This recommendation has NOT been implemented. 43 Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee, Abdorrahman Center, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), Impact Iran and Human Rights Activists in Iran, 2020, https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=INT%2fCCPR%2fICS%2fIRN%2f42313 &Lang=en 5