Previous 3 / 6 Next

Iranian authorities executed at least 6 juvenile offenders in 2018, 4 in 2019 and 4 in 2020.13 14 There is no readily available information that might indicate the existence of steps taken by the Government to repeal all laws imposing the death penalty against child offenders. B. The Special Rapporteur urges the Government to engage in a comprehensive process to commute all the death sentences that were handed down to persons currently on death row in respect of crimes committed when the person was under the age of 18 years Several executions of child offenders have been commuted in Iran over the years,15 however, these reports remain rare.16 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”.17 The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has not engaged in a comprehensive process to commute all the death sentences that were issued to persons currently on death row regarding crimes committed when the person was under the age of 18 years. C. The Special Rapporteur reiterates the calls made by the previous mandate holder to establish a moratorium on the death penalty The Islamic Republic of Iran has not established a moratorium on the death penalty. 13 Iran Human Rights: <https://iranhr.net/media/files/Rapport_iran-GB.pdf > and <https://iranhr.net/media/files/Rapport_iran_2019-GB-BD.pdf > 14 https://iranhr.net/en/articles/4727 15 ISNA News -The death sentence of 6 juvenile offenders was commuted on February 8, 2017 (in Persian):< https://www.isna.ir/news/95112014376/ > 16 For more, please see: Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran - < https://www.iranrights.org/projects/omidmap > 17 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 3

Select target paragraph3

● ● ●

REF0249

Recommendations

Mechanism: Special Rapporteur - Iran

Date: Mar 1, 2017

Paragraph number: 83

Full Recommendation: While noting as positive the willingness on the part of the Government to explore steps to reduce the number of executions in the country, the Special Rapporteur is, however, deeply concerned over the alarming level of executions, including of juveniles, in the country. She urges the Government to immediately and unconditionally prohibit the sentencing of children to death and to engage in a comprehensive process to commute all the death sentences that were handed down to personscurrently on death row in respect of crimes committed when the person was under the age of 18 years. The Special Rapporteur reiterates the calls made by the previous mandate holder to establish a moratorium on the death penalty and urges the Government to accelerate the process of amending its Anti-narcotic Law and to replace the death penalty for drug-related offences by penalties which comply with relevant international standards. The Government should also put an end to public executions.

Recommendation Status: Not Implemented

Themes

Protection of the child from all forms of violence
Right to life

Demographics

Children

Source Reference Info: A/HRC/34/65

Primary Documents

UNSR Iran 2017 Mar para 83.pdf
English
Download View

Impact Iran

Select target paragraph3

REF0249

Primary Documents

Notifications