March 1, 2019

Lawyer of Juvenile Offender on Death Row Says Client Mohammad Kalhori Should be Pardoned

Despite being diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders, Mohammad Kalhori is facing imminent execution in Iran for a crime he allegedly committed at the age of 15, his attorney ...

February 26, 2019

UN: Iran Must Halt Execution of Child Offender Mohammad Kalhori

UN, Geneva, February 21, 2019 -- Iran must immediately halt the imminent execution of child offender Mohammad Kalhori, say a group of UN human rights experts*. Mohammad Kalhori** was sentenced to death for killing his teacher when he ...

June 28, 2018

UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Appalled by Execution of Juvenile Offenders in Iran

Zeid Raad Al Hussein is the high commissioner of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights GENEVA (28 June 2018) - UN High Commissioner ...

February 27, 2018

Iranian Criminal Court Sentenced Juvenile Offender to Death on Education Minister and MP’s Recommendation

Case Highlights Violations of Domestic and International Law and Judiciary’s Lack of Independence February 27, 2018–A young man who was incarcerated at 15 years of age was sentenced to death in Iran upon turning 18—despite the ...