Artemis Pebdani Instagram – RP• @centerforhumanrights The surging executions of political prisoners in Iran are part of a state campaign deployed to crush dissent, and should be met with strong action by the international community, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
A child was among those hanged this week in Iran, in violation of the absolute prohibition against the execution of juveniles under international law.
“The hanging of political prisoners and children reflects the violent and unlawful lengths the Iranian authorities will go to sow fear and crush dissent,” said CHRI Executive Director Hadi Ghaemi.
“World leaders must warn the Iranian authorities that they must immediately cease these executions, particularly of minors, or risk severe political and economic consequences,” Ghaemi added.
This week’s executions included the case of 17-year-old Hamidreza Azari in Sabzevar Prison, accused of murder. He was 16 at the time of the alleged crime. His execution stands in direct violation of Iran’s commitments under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, explicitly prohibiting executions for crimes committed before the age of eighteen.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the very few countries in the world that continue to execute juveniles. Moreover, it typically carries out these executions after severe violations of due process and fair trial rights.
CHRI urges global leaders to intensify pressure on the Islamic Republic and demand an immediate halt to these unlawful and escalating executions of minors and political prisoners.
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