U.N. urges Iran to stop executions of juveniles on death row
The top United Nations human rights official called on Iran on Friday to halt executions of young people convicted of carrying out crimes when they were under the age of 18. In a “surge” in January, three people were executed for murders committed at 15 or 16, while some of the 80 juvenile offenders on death row are in danger of “imminent execution”, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra‘ad al-Hussein said. “The execution of juvenile offenders is unequivocally prohibited under international law, regardless of the circumstances and ...
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