SCE Quotes of the week …

“These are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them,….Only those who indulge in immoral acts should be afraid.” Israr Ullah Zehri , Member of Pakistan Parliament in response to burying alive of 5 Pakistani teenage girls for wanting to marry the men they loved. http://scenews.blog.com/3857409/

“We are only five states away from a complete ban on the juvenile death penalty….These few holdouts should abandon this barbaric practice so that no one ever again is executed for a crime committed as a child.”  Clarisa Bencomo, Middle East children’s rights researcher for Human Rights Watch. after publishing a 25 page published report by HRW on child executions. http://scenews.blog.com/3841185/

“Please do not send mail to me, your news is not interesting to me.” Editor of Iran’s semi-official news agency Kayhan in response to receiving emails about child executions in Iran. http://scenews.blog.com/3831156/

“According to Iran’s article 9 of the civil law, Iran is obligated to implement the international conventions that it accepts but unfortunately our judges disregard this fact and therefore we continue to witness child executions in Iran” Mohammad Mostafaei, attorney of 25 Iranian children on execution row  http://scenews.blog.com/3828178/

“The government of Iran cannot on the one hand expect the international community to trust its leaders with nuclear energy while it openly disregards the most basic internationally recognized child rights conventions such as the UN’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Charter of the Rights of the Child (CRC) to which it is state party.” Nazanin Afshin-Jam cofounder and president of Stop Child Executions regarding Ahamdinejad’s upcoming visit to UN and “Wall of Shame” Rally http://scenews.blog.com/3849157/

“I am waiting to be executed at any moment for a crime that I am not guilty of. Now after 7 years and from my ultimate solitude and loneliness I am hoping that the all the conscious people who care about upholding the human right to hear me. I scream that I am in desperate need of your help to prove my innocence so I can go back to the comfort of my family before its too late and before they quietly take me to the execution grounds. I am hopeful that I am not left alone by the defenders of the human rights in seeking my rights and justice” From a letter written by Salman Akbari, an Iranian Juvenile who is sentenced to execution. http://scenews.blog.com/3808512/