Iran: Executions of Juvenile Offenders Rising

Posted Aug 28, 12:03

Clarification: According to his lawyer, Behnam Zare was born on May 24, 1989. This would make him 15 years old at the time of the offense using the international (Gregorian) calendar (he would be 16 years old at the time of the offense under the calendars commonly used in Iran). International law strictly prohibits executions of persons who were under 18 years old at the time of the offense.

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http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/08/26/iran19697.htm

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