Article 39 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran stipulates that “All affronts to the dignity and repute of persons arrested, detained, imprisoned, or banished in accordance with the law, whatever form they may take, are forbidden and liable to punishment.”64 Iran’s Prison Regulations provide for the management and supervision of all prisons and detention centres in the country. The management and supervision include oversight of the conditions of detentions such access to adequate food and water, medical care for detainees, as well as visits and communications with the family. Prison regulations include the right for detainees to have a bed65 and also stipulate that prisons should have enough showers to enable detainees to shower at least once a week.66 The Regulations specify that all prisoners should have access to medical care, including regular medical check-ups, and that their medical needs should be addressed to the fullest extent possible unless transfers to treatment centres outside the prison is considered necessary.67 In its 2019 National Report to the Universal Periodic Review, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran reported that the Citizenship Rights Watch Board conducts periodic inspections within prisons and detention centres. According to the Government, the body has “received and handled 3,275 complaints and reports, through the complaint system, in relation with civil rights violations. Between 2015 and 2018, 28,504 inspections were carried out to prosecutors' offices, prisons and detention centers.”68 There is no readily available information about the outcome of such inspections. Additionally, there is no readily official and available information as to the number of complaints, their nature or whether they have been adequately investigated and adjudicated in compliance with international standards. There is no readily available information that might suggest that custodial staff has been investigated for cases of denial of medical care for detainees. There are no readily available report of victims receiving compensation for the violation of their rights while in detention. Further, officials tasked with carrying out inspections in detention centres are not fully independent from judicial authorities, including heads of prisons and prosecutors, hindering impartiality, notably for cases of allegations of torture and ill treatment in detention facilities.69 The Iranian Prisons Organization, the governmental agency in charge of overseeing prisons in the country, has reportedly faced challenges in terms of funding and investments. In 2017, thenHead of the Organization stated in an interview that there were not enough funds to provide three 64 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, English Translation, Iran Data Portal, https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wpcontent/uploads/constitution-english-1368.pdf 65 Article 71, Regulatory Code of 11 Dec. 2005 (Governing the Prisons Organization and Security and Corrective Measures), available at http://www.prisons.ir/index.php?Module=SMMPageMaster&SMMOp=View&PageId=27. 66 Article 108, Regulatory Code of 11 Dec. 2005 (Governing the Prisons Organization and Security and Corrective Measures), available at http://www.prisons.ir/index.php?Module=SMMPageMaster&SMMOp=View&PageId=27 67 See more: Amnesty International, https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1341962016ENGLISH.PDF 68 National Report, UPR 2019, Islamic Republic of Iran, https://undocs.org/A/HRC/WG.6/34/IRN/1 69 HRANA <https://www.en-hrana.org/prisoners-zahedan-prison-threatened-not-talk-inspectors >; UN <https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/07/1042141> ; HRW <https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/iran > 7