A/HRC/37/68/Add.1 the prisons of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Draft also attempts to continue to ignore the government's compliance with standards in prisons, as well as numerous legal humanitarian affections provided to prisoners; which are in response to all claims made in this draft. It is therefore necessary to remove this paragraph from the final report. According to the announcement dated 4 Nov. 2017 of the court of the West Azerbaijan Province, Mr. Mohammad Nazari, was arrested on July 5, 1994 and he was charged with acting against the security of the country, re-joining the dissolved Democratic Party and returning to Iran to carry out assassination operations; and was sent to prison. Upon exhaustion of the relevant legal procedure, he was sentenced to death in accordance with the verdict No. 1373 of Sep. 10, 1994 issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Mahabad, and the judgment was confirmed on Dec. 15, 1994 in the application of Order No. 906/31 issued by Branch 31 of the Supreme Court of the country. He has been pardoned by the Supreme Leader in 1999 on the occasion of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his death penalty was changed to life imprisonment. Then on Dec. 7, 2007, in continuation of his term of imprisonment, he was transferred from Orumieh to the Raja'i Shahr prison in Karaj city. He went on hunger strike a few months ago and subsequently used the medical treatment of outside the prison, which is acknowledged in this draft paragraph. It should be noted that with favorable opinion of the Urmieh prison (near the place of his family), his request of transfer have been approved. He is currently in the prison of Orumieh near the family. Therefore the claim in this paragraph is incorrect and needs to be corrected. Reply to paragraphs 29 Firstly, it should be noted that the statistics presented in these paragraphs do lack documentation in absence of mentioning legitimate sources, while it is highly expected that an international report to rely on documented and verified information and sources. "Islamic Hodoud"(Islamic punishments) are punishable and effective punishments that are well included in the Iranian law. Of course, the relative deterrence of punishment is obvious and it is recognized and confirmed by various scholars of law and criminology. If the punishments were absolutely deterrent, the crime would not continue to be committed in the world. The question is if the use of long-term prison sentences has created an absolute deterrent to offenses in Western countries?! By accepting the relativity of deterrence of punishment, Islamic jurisprudents have also made a comprehensive research on the more effective and more humane nature of Islamic punishments on the use of imprisonment or confinement. Also, the physical punishments which are anticipated in the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran are legislated and legalized, and therefore they are not in contradiction with Iran's obligations under paragraph 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. As for the issue of the use of lash punishments in the Islamic law, it has been considered and stipulated to prevent similar crimes and to reduce the use of sentences of imprisonment, which by themselves, have had major social, moral and economic consequences. Regrettably, this punishment has been interpreted wrongfully, by the West, as a degrading punishment. Lash punishments are issued and enforced as a substitute punishment for limited cases and, at the discretion of the judge, could be replaced by cash penalty. In addition, research shows that, in most cases, convicts prefer to receive a few lashes rather than going through a few months of imprisonment. The punishment of amputation is an Islamic punishment and deterrence that is reflected in the laws of the country and may be implemented in very rare cases where the crimes committed have undermined public safety or a large amount of people's feelings. On the other hand, it is worth recalling that the issuance of a reprimand for amputation is very rare, and in assuming the issuance, the circle of execution of sentences in the direction of proposing the conversion of punishment, will endeavor to establish reconciliation meetings and compromise and obtain consent from the holder of the right (which in many cases leads to success) Reply to Paragraph 30 Contrary to the allegations raised in this paragraph, it is necessary to refer to a part of the country's progress and achievements in the field of the press: the law of publication and access to information approved in 2009 guarantees the right to free access to public information for any Iranian person in the framework of laws and regulations. Also under the Article 11 of the Press Law, adopted in 2000, the Board of Supervision of the Press is responsible for reviewing the application for licensing and the recognition of the applicant and the responsible director. In addition, as stated in this paragraph, Article 26 of the Citizen's Rights Bill also recognizes the right to freedom of expression for any Iranian citizen in such a way that this right must be 13