As the United Nations Commission on the Rights of the Child was reviewing continuing executions of juveniles in Iran, along with this regime’s other measures and inhumane laws against children in Iran, especially against Iranian girls, the dictatorship ruling Iran rallied its elements in the U.N. to prevent this commission from issuing a statement condemning Tehran. However, these efforts were futile and commission experts condemned Iran for vicious execution of juveniles and violating international standards of children’s rights.
The Convention of the Rights of the Child was adopted in 1982 and became binding in 1990. 99% of all countries across the globe have passed and accepted its terms.
Therefore, the U.N. has specifically called on Iran to respond on the issue of executing youths and juveniles under the age of 18 at the time of their crime, and to act based on international standards. It has been emphasized to Tehran that the age of criminal responsibility in Iran is very discriminatory, especially for girls, and the fact that this age is set at 9 for girls and 15 for boys is extremely repulsive. Furthermore, the Commission strongly condemned forcing girls at a very young age into arbitrary marriages.
(7 February 2016)
