Mehdi Sadeghlou at imminent risk of execution
Source: http://www.peykeiran.com/Content.aspx?ID=14363 According to Harana News, a juvenile named Mehdi Sadeghlou, is at imminent risk of execution for killing another youth named "By" in 2008. Human rights activists and his lawyer have not yet been able to convince the family of the deceased for forgiveness. World Congress Against Death Penalty
President and Co-Founder of Stop Child Executions, Nazanin Afshin-Jam will be in Geneva this week for the 4th World Congress against the Death Penalty. She will be speaking about juvenile executions and offering recommendations for change. Iran has no intention of putting an end to child executions
This week, Iran was put on the spot for its human rights abuses at the UN's Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review. Iran criticised at Universal Periodic Review at UN Human Rights Council
West Criticizes Iran Rights Record At UN Council Meeting
The United States criticized the violent crackdown on postelection protests last summer. February 15, 2010
By Golnaz Esfandiari
Western countries expressed concern today at the UN Human Rights Council over the violent methods employed by Iran against protests over the country's disputed presidential election. The countries, including Britain and France, also called for an international probe into the violence that followed the election in June 2009. French Ambassador Jean Baptiste Mattei said during the meeting in Geneva that the human rights situation has worsened in the Islamic republic since the election, in which President Mahmud Ahmadinejad was named the winner in the first round just hours after polls closed. "The situation has seriously deteriorated over the past eight months. The authorities are waging a bloody repression against their own people, who are peacefully claiming their rights," Mattei said. The United States condemned the "unjust" repression of "innocent Iranian citizens" that was seen after opposition supporters protested the outcome of the election. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner called on Iran to lift restrictions on free speech, end the reported torture of political prisoners, and stop "show trials" of dissidents. "We're deeply concerned also about status of detainees in Iran, including foreign nationals, American citizens, and lack of due process accorded them," Posner said. "In addition of last year's improper show trials there are credible reports of torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment." |
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"The overwhelming international consensus that the death penalty should not apply to juvenile offenders stems from the recognition that young persons, because of their immaturity, may not fully comprehend the consequences of their actions and should therefore benefit from less severe sanctions than adults. More importantly, it reflects the firm belief that young persons are more susceptible to change, and thus have a greater potential for rehabilitation than adults." Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
Nasrin Sotoudeh, attorney of Arash Rahmani Pour, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: “Arash’s father spoke to me on the telephone today and he had not been informed of the execution. This shows that not only was the execution carried out in secrecy, but not even the families were informed. The law necessitates the Judiciary to inform the family of a defendant and to allow for due judicial and legal processes to take place in the presence of the defendant and his attorney. All of this was foregone in my client’s case and we heard about this in the media after the fact.”
