▁former ▁minister ▁of ▁education ; ▁Em aded din ▁Bag hi , ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Pr ison ers ' ▁Rights ▁and ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Right ▁to ▁Life ▁Guard ians , ▁and ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Martin ▁En n als ▁Award ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Def enders ; ▁Abd ol kar im ▁Sor ous h , ▁phil os opher ▁and ▁professor . ▁ ▁Me h di ▁K arr ou bi ▁widely ▁campaign ed ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁F at eme h ▁K arr ou bi , ▁during ▁the ▁campaign , ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁an ▁unusual ▁for ▁a ▁politician ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁Iran . ▁F at eme h ▁K arr ou bi ▁addition ally ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁campaign ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁province ▁and ▁made ▁separate ▁speech es ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁candid acy . ▁K arr ou bi ' s ▁son , ▁Tag hi ▁K arr ou bi , ▁worked ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁campaign ▁man agers . ▁ ▁Post - e lection ▁activity ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Ex ped iency ▁Disc ern ment ▁Council ▁of ▁Iran , ▁K arr ou bi ▁demanded ▁investigation ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁pr isons ▁for ▁possible ▁tort ures ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁August , ▁he ▁wrote ▁to ▁parliament ▁speaker ▁Ali ▁Lar ij ani ,