Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran A/73/398 para 35 Full recommendation: The Special Rapporteur expresses his grave concern at the continuing execution of juvenile offenders in the Islamic Republic of Iran and calls upon the Government to immediately prohibit all executions of persons charged with offences that they committed when under the age of 18 years. He further recommends that the Government abolish the death penalty in all cases and, pending that measure, introduce a moratorium. Assessment using Impact Iran human rights indicators1 A. The Special Rapporteur calls upon the Government to immediately prohibit all executions of persons charged with offences that they committed when under the age of 18 years The Islamic Penal Code (2013)2 establishes the age of criminal responsibility to be of 9 lunar years for girls and 15 lunar years for boys.3 However, the age of responsibility for ta’zir crimes (crimes for which specific penalties are not provided for under Islamic law)4 is 18. For ta’zir crimes, convicted children are sentenced to correctional measures. In contrast, criminal responsibility for crimes punishable under hudud (punishments established by God) or qisas (punishment or retribution in kind), which carry mandatory punishments, such as the death penalty, is maintained at the age of “maturity”, which is 9 lunar years for girls and 15 lunar years for boys. The law on the “Protection of Children and Adolescents”,5 adopted in June 2020, provides alternative punishments for persons under the age of 18, except for crimes under qisas and hudud. In such cases, sentences that are already established under the Islamic Penal Code prevail.6 1 CRC.6.1.S.2; CCPR.6.2.S.1;CCPR.6.5.S.1; CCPR.6.2.P.1; CCPR.6.5.P.1 ; CCPR.6.2.O.2; CCPR.6.5.O.1; CCPR.6.5.O.2 2 Article 146 and 147, Islamic Penal Code (2013), English translation, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, https://iranhrdc.org/english-translation-of-books-i-ii-of-the-new-islamic-penal-code/ 3 Article 1210, note 1 4 Ta’zir crimes are acts that are in violation of Shari’a laws and/or the Islamic Government’s regulations. While the punishments for crimes under hudud or qisas are provided under Shari’a law, taz’ir crimes do not have codified and fixed penalties under Shari’a law, which are determined at the discretion of the Islamic Government . 5 The law adopted on May 12, 2020 : https://shenasname.ir/laws/6788 6 Article 25 of the law of “Protection of Children and Adolescents”. 1

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