provincial courts, there is no evidence to suggest that complaints to these bodies are independently
reviewed and investigated.36 Additionally, as the State relies on the Iranian legal framework to
repress the work of HRDs, access to justice is particularly limited.
In light of the above, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has not taken the necessary
measures to guarantee the existence of an environment in which all human rights defenders can
carry out their legitimate work without risk to their physical and psychological integrity or any
other form of restriction, harassment, intimidation or fear of persecution, in accordance with the
fundamental principles endorsed in the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.
Recommendation Status:
This recommendation has NOT been implemented.
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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
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