and other ill-treatments, and the lack of oversight over security forces’ activities during protests, do not set the appropriate legal framework to prosecute and hold accountable those responsible for abuses. Although low-raking officials have been prosecuted and convicted for abuses notably in the Kahrizak prison37 most of the highest-ranking officials involved in the 2009 protests’ human rights violations have been either acquitted, sentenced to short prison sentences, or haven’t been prosecuted. As a result, the Iranian Government has not established impartial and independent investigation into killings, torture and other ill treatments during and following the 2009 presidential elections and didn’t hold all officials into account. Recommendation Status: This recommendation has NOT been implemented. 37 Human Rights Watch, 2014, https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/11/19/iran-ruling-official-linked-protester-deaths 5