NCRI, 10 September 2008 – In the most recent death sentence passed on for juveniles, a 19-year-old indentified only by his first name, Hossein, soon will face gallows for the alleged crime committed when he was 17.
In a letter published by his attorney, Hossein says that under torture he was forced to confess to a murder charge he had never committed.
Despite his letter, on September 5, the mullahs’ Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s ruling that he was guilty of the crime and should be put to death.
The Iranian regime is the only government in the world which executes minors despite being a party to all conventions forbidding it.
Since the start of the year six juveniles were hanged in Iran; the most recent being that of Reza Hejazi and Behnam Zare. Both cases brought condemnation from the international community.

In a statement the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) slapped the inhuman mullahs’ regime for violating “international law” by executing juveniles.

The human rights body expressed grave concern over recent execution of minors and the imminent danger of execution facing two other young men.

“Reza Hejazi is believed to have been executed on August 19 and Behnam Zare a week later on August 26. It says these young people are reported to have been 15 and 16 years old when they committed their crimes,” said the UN agency.