Tag: death penalty
member name: Stop Child Executions Campaign
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July 29, 2007 09:47 PM EDT --
Iran is a signatory to Convention on the Rights of the Child but its laws continue to remain in contraction with CRC. According to the laws of Iran, the penal age for girls is 9 and 15 for . . .
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September 07, 2007 10:58 AM EDT --
Etemadeh-Meli - Iran: Behnam is an 18 year old teenager who was scheduled to be hanged on August 21st in Shiraz ’ Adelabad prison. He allegedly committed murder at the age of 15.
Now that Behnam’s . . .
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August 27, 2007 11:32 PM EDT --
In February 2007 when Stop Child Execution Petition was launched we were aware of 25 recorded cases of children awaiting execution in Iran. Due to highened awareness about the subject within Iran . . .
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September 09, 2007 10:04 AM EDT --
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Public Statement
AI Index: MDE 13/110/2007 (Public)
News Service No: 171 . . .
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May 22, 2007 01:46 AM EDT --
According to Etemaad newspaper, an 18 year Iranian youth was sentenced to death yesterday for murder of a neighbor that took place 3 years ago. Hamed in his court testimony stated that . . .
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September 24, 2007 10:28 PM EDT --
In a letter to Parliament of Islamic Republic and Head of judiciary Ayatollah Shahrudi, 55 Attorneys and children right activists in Iran demanded a halt to execution of persons under the 18 years of age . . .
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August 21, 2007 11:40 PM EDT --
Another Iranian child is facing imminent execution starting today. Behnam Zare' is convicted of an alleged murder committed when he was 15 years old. He has been imprisoned ever since and . . .
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May 01, 2007 11:21 PM EDT --
Mina Ahadi, the head of the International Committee Against Executions, contacted the daughter of the victim in the alleged murder involving Delara Darabi and Amir Hossein. In her phone conversation, . . .
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August 15, 2007 01:08 PM EDT --
Yesterday Nazanin Afshin-Jam received an email from Mr. Mahmoud Latif asking if she could help bring worldwide attention to the injustice to his son Mohammad Latif who was sentenced to death at age . . .
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September 05, 2007 11:24 PM EDT --
Behnam Zare is no loger allowed to have visitors as his 15 day stay of execution is ending. Behnam can be executed anytime .
This is the last chance to contact world politicians and organizations to demand . . .
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September 16, 2007 01:44 PM EDT --
The EU is deeply concerned by the news of the imminent execution of Mr Behnam Zare, who was sentenced to death by a judge of the Shiraz Court for a crime committed when he was a minor.
The EU recalls . . .
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March 21, 2008 08:18 AM EDT --
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 DEATH PENALTY: New Arab Charter deviates from the CRC CRIN: Children Rights Info rmation Network:
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March 21, 2008 08:13 AM EDT --
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Arab charter approved child executions UN News Service :
The Arab Charter on Human Rights contains provisions that do not meet international norms and standards, including . . .
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March 12, 2008 01:09 AM EDT --
Amnesty's urgent call to save Behnam Zare PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/009/2008 . . .
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March 21, 2008 02:48 PM EDT --
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 An Appeals Court has confirmed sentences of death on ten individuals in Sudan. At least one of them: Al-Tayeb Abdel Aziz (m), was a 15 year old the time of the alleged . . .
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March 14, 2008 11:20 PM EDT --
Thursday, March 13, 2008 URGENT CALL by Amnesty: 4 juveniles to be executed PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/049/2008 . . .
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March 20, 2008 02:28 AM EDT --
please visit www.stopchildexecutions.com Read the news and updates look at the children on death row! Sign the petition please do what you can. Help us spread the word tell your friends and . . .
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March 21, 2008 02:43 PM EDT --
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 U.S. State Department report on Child Execution in Iran In its annual country report, the U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor issued a long report . . .
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March 14, 2008 11:23 PM EDT --
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Iranian Baluch boys facing Torture & Execution
URGEN T CALL
PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/047/2008
12 March 2008
UA 68/08 Fear of torture . . .
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March 14, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
Thursday, March 13, 2008 More international support for SCE Campaign In support of the SCE campaign, former Human Rights Commissioner (2000-2005) of Australia, Dr. Sev Ozdowski Oam signed the petition . . .
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