of harassment and persecution due to their peaceful activities. 32 33 34 35 In his July 2020 report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran raised serious concerns over recurrent reports of harassment, arrests, detentions and mistreatments in prison of human rights defenders. 36 Despite the existence of several mechanisms that ostensibly accept complaints regarding violations of citizens' rights, such as the Parliament’s Article 90 Commission (established based on Article 90 of the Constitution, offering a mechanism to citizens to file complaint against any of the three branches 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.37 Ultimately and as aforementioned, Governmental repression against human rights activists is facilitated by the Iranian legal framework, therefore limiting accountability. The State of Iran has not put an end to the repression against NGOs working in the area of children’s rights and is not holding those responsible for harassment and persecution of human rights activists accountable. Recommendation Status: This recommendation has NOT been implemented. 32 Human Rights Activists in Iran, Annual Report 2019, https://www.en-hrana.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Hrana-AnnualReport-2019.pdf 33 Justice for Iran, Iran: The Meeting Point of Corruption and Human Rights Violations, https://justice4iran.org/wpcontent/uploads/2020/02/Iran-The-Meeting-Point-of-Corruption-and-Human-Rights-Violations.pdf 34 See more: ARTICLE 19, Small Media, Human Rights Activists in Iran, Impact Iran, Human Rights Committee, 129th session (Geneva) 29 June – 24 July 2020, https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/IRN/INT_CCPR_ICS_IRN_42315_E.pdf 35 Human Rights Activists News Agency, The Trial of Parisa Rafiee, https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26979/ 36 Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights 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 37 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 4