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40 EU countries condemn pending Iran executions
24-May-2008
On behalf of the European Union, the EU presidency on Friday urged Iran to halt the execution of Saeed Jazee, Behnoud Shojaee and more than 95 other juvenile offenders on death row. Following a formal protest by the EU on May 4, the head judiciary of Iran postponed the execution of Shojaee, 20, who was 17 years old when he killed another boy in a street brawl in Tehran . The one month postponement order came from the head of the judiciary, Hashemi Shahroudi, seeking a settlement with the victim's family. Both mediation attempts have failed so far and Behnoud is facing execution in two weeks.
According to prevailing laws in
Iran , victims' families can either demand the implementation of the death sentence or receive blood money retribution instead.The other juvenile , Saeed Jazee was convicted of the murder of a 22-year-old man in 2003, when he was 17. Last week Ayatollah Sharudi issued the final authorization to execute Saeed and now he is also hoping for a pardon by the alleged victim's family.
Following the news Stop Child Executions and Amnesty International issued urgent action calls to stop the execution.
Stop Child Executions Campaign thank the presidency of the European for the immediate response. Additionally SCE president , Nazanin Afshin-Jam has contacted both United Nations and the Canadian government about the pending executions of Saeed Jazee and Behnood Shojaee. The UN has already passed the matter to appropriate mechanisms for necessary actions.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the imminent execution of Behnoud Shojaee and Saeed Jazee
23.05.2008
The EU is deeply concerned by the news of the imminent execution of Behnoud Shojaee and Saeed Jazee, who were convicted and sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were minors.
The EU notes that these juvenile death sentences are in direct contravention of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s international obligations and commitments, as explicitly set out in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, both clearly prohibiting the execution of minors or people who have been convicted of crimes committed when they were minors.
The EU urges the Islamic Republic of Iran to comply with International Law and to immediately halt the execution of Mr Shojaee and Mr Jazee and of all other juvenile offenders on the death row, taking in consideration alternative sentences for juvenile offenders.
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almo5000: Do you live in the
by mm (not verified) on Sun May 25, 2008 09:25 AM PDTalmo5000: Do you live in the US??
Do you wish for the destruction of the US??
Do you agree that a "World without America" would be a much greater world under Shia/Khomeini's version of Islam??
Do you think the Islamic Republic has an "obligation" to destroy Israel and the Great Satan?
To: Anonymousmm ( Re: The fascist IRI reduces)
by almo5000 on Sat May 24, 2008 08:56 PM PDTFor a momemnt I thought you are talking about USA.
The fascist IRI reduces
by Anonymousmm (not verified) on Sat May 24, 2008 09:23 AM PDTThe fascist IRI reduces religion to a political authoritarian project and the pretext is always about the foreign enemy, turning a blind eye to any other kind of enemy whether it is ignorance, poverty, corruption, mismangement of economy, raping and plundering of national wealth and resources, embezzlment, backwardness. Unfortunately, there are shameless individuals who see nothing wrong with any of this because they are the main beneficiaries of the status quo.
When is this Bahai propaganda going to stop?
by . (not verified) on Sat May 24, 2008 08:51 AM PDTThese EU countires should take care of human rights violations in their own countiries. Better yet, take care of human rights violations in USA!