detention.”38 Yet, the existence of sections within Iranian prisons adapted to the use of largescale solitary confinement suggest the contrary. Additionally, OHCHR and NGOs frequently report cases of prolonged solitary confinement in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in some cases lasting months and therefore potentially amounting to torture.39 40 41 42 Further, NGOs have reported cases of prisoners placed in solitary confinement only because they were displaying COVID-19 symptoms.43 44 The Islamic Republic of Iran has not ensured that conditions of detention conform to Articles 7 and 10 of the Covenant, and to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners. C. The Islamic Republic of Iran should also systematically include human rights training as a standard component of curricula, covering the topics of the prohibition of torture, effective interrogation techniques, conditions of detention and the treatment of detainees, in the training of law enforcement, prison, and judicial officials There is no readily available information that might indicate that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has established human rights training courses for members of the police, armed force and the security forces, as well as for other law enforcement officials. However, for its national report to the Universal Periodic Review in 2019, the Islamic Republic of Iran stipulated that it held “Human rights training for judges, judicial officers and administrative staff on the rights of the child, the rights of persons with disabilities, the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment and the confronting against domestic violence.” 45 There is no readily available information indicating whether human rights trainings held on the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment covered effective interrogation techniques, conditions of detention and the treatment of detainees. The Islamic Republic of Iran has established a system of regular monitoring of places of detention, however, there is insufficient information to objectively assess whether the system is 38 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, January, 2020, https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/IR/Report_of_the_Special_Rapporteur_on_the_situation_of_human_rights_in_the_ Islamic_Republic_of_IranA4361.pdf 39 OHCHR News, https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26716&LangID=E%20 40 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 41 Human Rights Watch, https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/06/iran-free-students-long-solitary 42 Amnesty International, https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1328912020ENGLISH.PDF 43 Amnesty International, https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/07/iran-leaked-letters-reveal-state-denial-of-covid19crisis-in-prisons/ 44 See more: Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, https://www.en-hrana.org/wpcontent/uploads/2020/09/COVID19_FEAR_IN_IRANS_PRISONS_.pdf 45 National Report, Islamic Republic of Iran, UPR, 2019, https://undocs.org/A/HRC/WG.6/34/IRN/1 5