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Two new UN reports on Juvenile Justice
Two new UN reports regarding Juvenile Justice: 1. In the first report, on the Death Penalty,pages 13-14 deal with use of thedeath penalty on children. Also, page 7 says: “The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in theIslamic Republic of Iran has reported that there were 670 executions in Iran in 2011, ofwhich…
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Report on Iran by Child Rights Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei
Crimes against Children in Iran Source: http://www.iranhrdc.org/english/publications/legal-commentary/1000000183-crimes-against-children-in-iran.html#.UD4i40T2R14 commissioned by Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (28 August 2012) — In this legal commentary, Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei analyzes the practice of juvenile execution in Iran through an examination of several case studies and exploration of relevant Iranian laws. Mohammad Mostafaei Iranian Human Rights Lawyer…
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SCE EMAIL problems
Dear Guests of Stop Child Executions, Ever since the server of our info@stopchildexecutions.com email address has converted to a gmail account, we have not been able to receive emails and do not have access to our old emails. Please be patient as we try to deal with this problem. If there are concerns please address…
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Patrick Okoroafor released from Nigerian prison!
Amnesty International Applauds Release of Patrick Okoroafor, Former Nigerian Child Prisoner, Denied Fair Trial and Sentenced to Death for Robbery Source: http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/nigeria-child-prisoner-free-after-17-years Release comes after relentless campaign by human rights organization (New York) – Amnesty International today welcomed the release of Nigerian prisoner Patrick Okoroafor, 31, who spent half his life in prison for armed…
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Child rights defender Narges Mohammadi arrested
Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi arrested Mohammadi, who was taken seriously ill after being detained previously, now has to serve six years in jail SOURCE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog/2012/apr/26/iran-activist-narges-mohammadi-jailed?newsfeed=true The Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi at the Defenders of Human Rights Centre in Tehran in June 2007. Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images An ailing human rights activist…
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Video about defender of child rights, Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei
Stop Child Executions would like to congratulate Mohammad Mostafaei on his tireless efforts defending children on death row in Iran. We all remember well the dark moments upon learning of the death of Behnood Shojaei. For more about him, please visit our archives section. See video here: http://gu.com/p/36ea2
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Hamid Ahmadi faces execution
Source: http://www.peykeiran.com/Content.aspx?ID=46172 “According to news received by “Human rights and democracy activists”the execution decree has been issued to 19 year old Hamid Ahmadi from Siahkal prison. He was 15 at the time of the alleged offence which involved a klling. He has spent 4 years in prison and now at the age of 19 faces execution. crime…
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Iran Human Rights Annual Report on the death penalty
Executions of minor offenders: Iran continued executions of juvenile offenders in 2011. At least four people were convicted of offences they had allegedly committed when they were under the age of 18. Two of them were under 18 years of age at the time they were executed. Two other juvenile offenders were executed in 2011…
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Thank you Grant MacEwan University!
After President of SCE, Nazanin Afshin-Jam spoke at Grant MacEwan University about Iran and its human rights abuses, the student body organized a “cocktail for a cause” and donated $888 they raised to Stop Child Executions organization. SCE would like to thank the students at Grant MacEwan for dedicating their time and energy for this…
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UN’s High Commissioner on Human Rights Speaks up on violence against children
LEGALIZED FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN VIOLATE THEIR RIGHTS – UN OFFICIAL New York, Mar 8 2012 4:10PM All forms of legalized violence against children, including the death sentence, life imprisonment without parole and corporal punishment, are clear violations of their rights, the United Nations human rights chief stressed today. “Although prohibited by the International…
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Iran’s new penal code re: Juvenile death sentences
Criminal Responsibility of Children in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s New Penal Code Source:Human Rights Documentation Center http://bit.ly/w30C8z (22 February 2012) — In this IHRDC legal essay, Iranian defense lawyer Mohammad Hossein Nayyeri explains why the new Islamic Penal Code, despite allegations to the contrary in the media, does not end the application…
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Iran’s new penal code in relation to child executions
Half Measures: Juvenile Execution Under Iran’s New Penal Code source: http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2012/02/new-penal-code-commentary/ By: Nargess Tavassolian Iran’s new penal code was finally approved by the Guardian Council, a body of clerics and lawyers in charge of approving legislation, in February 2012. Once the new penal code is signed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and published in the official gazette,…
