B. The Special Rapporteur recommends the Parliament to urgently amend the
legislation to commute all existing sentences for child offenders on death row
In his January 2020 report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic
Republic of Iran wrote that “he continues to monitor the situation of child offenders on death
row, and has received information that there are at present at least 100 individuals who have
been sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were under 18 years of age”.15
The Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran has not amended the legislation to commute all
existing sentences for child offenders on death row.
Recommendation Status:
This recommendation has NOT been implemented.
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, January 2020,
https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/IR/Report_of_the_Special_Rapporteur_on_the_situation_of_human_rights_in_the_
Islamic_Republic_of_IranA4361.pdf
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