{"id":2645359,"date":"2008-02-05T18:46:57","date_gmt":"2008-02-05T11:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/?p=2645359"},"modified":"2023-04-13T05:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T05:19:10","slug":"amnesty-international-issues-urgent-request-to-save-behnam-zare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/2008\/02\/05\/amnesty-international-issues-urgent-request-to-save-behnam-zare\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International issues urgent request to save Behnam Zare"},"content":{"rendered":"
PUBLIC                AI Index: MDE 13\/032\/2008        <\/font><\/strong>
\n                05 February 2008<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

Further Information on UA 230\/07 (MDE 13\/109\/2007, 31 August 2007) imminent execution\/child offender<\/u><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

IRAN        Behnam Zare’ (m), child offender<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

Child offender Behnam Zare\u2019 is now facing execution within 72 hours. The order to carry out his execution has been sent to the prison where he is held.<\/font><\/p>\n

Behnam Zare\u2019 was convicted of a murder committed when he was 15 years old. Iran is a state party to international treaties, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which expressly prohibit the execution of child offenders. Behnam Zare\u2019 has been detained in Adelabad prison, in the south-western city of Shiraz, since his arrest.<\/font>\n<\/div>\n

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\nThe murder reportedly took place on 21 April 2005, when Behnam Zare\u2019 swung a knife during an argument with a man named Mehrdad, wounding him in the neck. Mehrdad later died in hospital. Behnam Zare\u2019 was detained on 13 November 2005; Branch 5 of Fars Criminal Court sentenced him to qesas<\/i> (retribution) for premeditated murder. Under Article 206 (b) of Iran\u2019s Criminal Code, murder is classed as premeditated \u201cin cases where the murderer intentionally makes an action which is inherently lethal, even if [the murderer] does not intend to kill the person.\u201d The case went on appeal before Branch 33 of the Supreme Court where the sentence was upheld, and it has now been passed to the Office for Implementation of Sentences.<\/font><\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, Arabic, English or your own language:<\/b><\/font>
\n– expressing concern that Behnam Zare\u2019 is in imminent danger of execution for a crime committed when he was under 18;<\/font>
\n– calling on the authorities to halt the execution of Behnam Zare\u2019 immediately, and commute his death sentence.<\/font><\/p>\n

APPEALS TO:<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

Leader of the Islamic Republic<\/u>
\nHis Excellency Ayatollah Sayed \u2018Ali Khamenei<\/font>
\nThe Office of the Supreme Leader
\nIslamic Republic Street – Shahid Keshvar Doust Street
\nTehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
\nEmail:                 info@leader.ir<\/b>
\nSalutation:         Your Excellency<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

Head of the Judiciary<\/u><\/font>
\nAyatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi<\/font>
\nMinistry of Justice, Ministry of Justice Building, Panzdah-Khordad Square,<\/font>
\nTehran, Islamic Republic of Iran<\/font>
\nEmail:                 info@dadgostary-tehran.ir (In the subject line write: FAO Ayatollah Shahroudi)<\/b><\/font>
\nSalutation:         Your Excellency<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

COPIES TO:<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

President<\/u><\/font>
\nHis Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad<\/font>
\nThe Presidency, Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran<\/font>
\nEmail:                 dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir<\/b><\/font>
\nvia website: www.president.ir\/email<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

and to diplomatic representatives of Iran accredited to your country.<\/font><\/p>\n

PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY.<\/b> Check with the International Secretariat, or your section office, if sending appeals after 18 March 2008.<\/font><\/p>\n

\nWorking to protect human rights worldwide\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PUBLIC                AI Index: MDE 13\/032\/2008        <\/font><\/strong>
\n                05 February 2008<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n
Further Information on UA 230\/07 (MDE 13\/109\/2007, 31 August 2007) imminent execution\/child offender<\/u><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n
IRAN        Behnam Zare’ (m), child offender<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n
Child offender Behnam Zare\u2019 is now facing execution within 72 hours. The order to carry out his execution has been sent to the prison where he is held.<\/font><\/p>\n
Behnam Zare\u2019 was convicted of a murder committed when he was 15 years old. Iran is a state party to international treaties, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which expressly prohibit the execution of child offenders. Behnam Zare\u2019 has been detained in Adelabad prison, in the south-western city of Shiraz, since his arrest.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[36,13,10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5196014,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645359\/revisions\/5196014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stopchildexecutions.com\/scenewsarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}