After Stop Child Execution Campaign was notified of the imminent execution of Behnam Zare by his atorney Mohammad Mostafaei; Nazanin Afshin-Jam and SCE contacted Amnesty International which resulted in their issuance of an international Urgent Action Call. Nazanin Afshin-Jam also has contacted the office of Ms. Louise Arbour, the High Commissioner for Human Rights at United Nations and her office has “provided the the information to the human
rights mechanisms in Geneva for their attention.”

Also after learning about scheduled execution of Behnam Zare, the presidency of the European Union sent issued an statement, urging the Islamic regie in Iran to halt the execution. Additionally the governments of Australia, Croatia, Canada and Norway supported the statement. 

SCE is hopeful that as a result of the created international pressure , Behnam to be saved from execution.