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
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See more: Abdorrahman Boroumand Center https://www.iranrights.org/newsletter/issue/79
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