Iran Continues to Execute Children
Iran has managed to show absolute disregard for the rights of children by effectively executing juveniles Iran Continues to Execute Children 24 OCTOBER 2019 EMPTY By Pooya Stone Javaid Rehman says 7 minors were put to death last year and 2 so far this year; killings come despite human rights law prohibiting the death penalty for anyone under the age of 18 Iran executed seven child offenders last year and two so far this year even though human rights law prohibits the death penalty for anyone under age 18, a UN independent human rights expert said Wednesday. Javaid Rehman also told the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee that he has “credible information” there are at least 90 child offenders currently on death row in Iran. Iran Freedom-En @4freedominiran2 UN Should Investigate 1988 Iran Mass Executions Thousands of political prisoners, mostly members of the # PMOI or # MEK , were missed or killed in the 1988 massacre @ UN @ Ja...