the accused was older than 18 years old at the time of the offence.15 Additionally, despite the Government’s disagreement with this fact, the prohibition of imposing the death penalty on children is widely considered to be jus cogens under international law. 16 While Mr. Haddadi was not executed on 9 December 2009, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a second time and now Mr. Haddadi may be executed at any moment. There is no available information that might indicate that the State took necessary -any- steps to commute Mr. Haddadi’s death sentence. 17 Recommendation Status: This recommendation has NOT been implemented. 15 (See the Committee’s general comment No. 36 (2018) on the right to life) https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G19/021/61/PDF/G1902161.pdf?OpenElement 17 See more: Abdorrahman Boroumand Center https://www.iranrights.org/newsletter/issue/79 16 3

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