Behnam Zare
Monday, February 11, 2008
Another chance for Behnam Zare
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Faced with the worldwide condemnation of imminent execution of Behnam
Zare, Iran's head of judiciary Ayatollah Shahrudi ordered Behnam's
file
to be sent back for negotiation with the family of the alleged victim.
This is the second time that Shahrudi is sending the case for
mediation. Iran's Islamic sharia law leaves the final decisions of
life or death
of those condemned to death to the family of the victims (Ghisas).
The file was sent to division of enforcements for execution after
Shahrudi's final permit to execute, however faced with the
international
outrage Ayatollah Shahrudi retracted his initial execution permit and
ordered another mediation.
Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Stop Child Executions wish to thank Behnam's
attorney Mohammad Mostafaei, United Nations High Commissioner for
Human
Rights for their immediate response and their efforts through the
Geneva
office, Amnesty International and its members, president of European
Union, authorities in India, international news agencies,
international
committee against executions, internet websites and bloggers, SCE
volunteers and supporers and 100's of human rights advocates inside
and
outside Iran for the letters sent to Ayatollah Shahrudi and Iranian
authorities. Together we will abolish the inhumane and illegal
practice of
child executions in Iran and worldwide once and forever.
To read more about Behnam Zare visit
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URGENT: Shahrudi approved execution of Behnam Zare
As head of the Stop Child Executions campaign I urge you to read this
article and take action to help save this young boy's life and the 86
other minors on death row in Iran. He may only have 72 hours left to
live.
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Read on...
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Ayatollah Shahrudi , the head of Iran's judiciary approved the
execution of Behnam Zare. In a letter
<http://scenews.blog.com/2644171/>
,
Behnam's attorney Mohammad Mostafei informed Stop Child Executions
that the
execution order of Behnam Zare was sent by Ayatollah Shahrudi to
Adelabad prison in central city of Shiraz Iran and the execution can
be
performed at anytime.
According to Iran's law, 48 hours before the execution the attorneys
and the families must be informed, however in many circumstances the
law
has been violated. Mohammad Mostafaei has not yet received such
notice.
SCE first reported Behnam death sentence in August of 2007
<http://scenews.blog.com/2024566/>
and also reported it to
Amnesty
International. Soon after Amnesty issued an Urgent Action request
<http://scenews.blog.com/2056395/>
. Nazanin Afshin-Jam also
contacted
the office of Ms. Louise Arbour, the High Commissioner for Human
Rights
at United Nations and her office "provided the the information to the
human rights mechanisms in Geneva for their attention." . Also after
learning about scheduled execution of Behnam Zare, the presidency of
the
European Union issued an statement
<http://scenews.blog.com/2077750/>
,
urging the Islamic regime in Iran to halt the execution. Additionally
other European governments
<http://scenews.blog.com/Behnam+Zare/?page=1/>
as well as the
governments of Australia and Canada condemned the
execution verdict.
None of the pleas by Behnam Zare
<http://scenews.blog.com/2061947/>
,
his father <http://scenews.blog.com/2154849/>
and his attorney
<http://scenews.blog.com/2056375/>
to the family of the alleged
victim
and to Ayatollah Shahrudi was responded and 3 years after the
incident,
now that Behnam has reached the age of 18, he can be hanged at any
time.
Behnam Zare' has been convicted of a murder committed when he was 15
years old, and is now at risk of imminent execution, though Iran is a
state party to international treaties including the Convention on the
Rights of the Child (CRC), which expressly prohibit the execution of
child
offenders.
The murder reportedly took place on 21 April 2005, when Behnam Zare'
swung a knife during an argument with a man named Mehrdad, wounding
him
in the neck. Mehrdad later died in hospital. Behnam Zare' was detained
on 13 November 2005; Branch 5 of Fars Criminal Court sentenced him to
qesas (retribution) on charges of premeditated murder. Under Article
206
(b) of Iran 's Criminal Code, murder is classed as premeditated "in
cases where the murderer intentionally makes an action which is
inherently
lethal, even if [the murderer] does not intend to kill the person."
The case went on appeal before Branch 33 of the Supreme Court where
the
sentence was upheld, and it has now been passed to the Office for
Implementation of Sentences.
International law strictly prohibits the use of the death penalty
against people convicted of crimes committed when they were under 18.
As a
state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights
(ICCPR) and the CRC, Iran has undertaken not to execute child
offenders. since 1990, the ruling Islamic regime in Iran has executed
at least
30 juveniles, including more than 6 in 2007. 86 youth are now recorded
by SCE to be on death row in Iran for alleged crimes before the age of
18. This number may be even higher as according to the reports, at
least
a further 15 Afghan juvenile offenders may be under sentence of death.
According to the statistics provided by an Iranian police official
about 170 children (under 18 at time of alleged crime) can be facing
execution in Iran. There has been a surge in processing the children's
file
for execution. In the past 3 months, SCE has reported 10 imminent
executions for Ali Mahin-Torabi, Mohammad Latif, Delara Darabi,
Hossein
Haghi, Behnood, Ali, Saeed Jazee,
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Amir
Amorollahi <http://scenews.blog.com/2538753/>
, Rahim Ahmadi and
Mohammad Haddadi <http://scenews.blog.com/2521276/>
. Earlier
this month 42
European countries condemned <http://scenews.blog.com/2571734/>
Iran
for the surge in child executions. Iran has broken the world records
in
2007 with at least 297 recorded executions comparing to 177 in 2006.
As of February 2008 Stop Child Executions Campaign has recorded 91
children facing executions worldwide: 86 in Iran, 2 in Saudi Arabia, 2
in
Sudan and 1 in Yemen. In 2007 at least 7 were reported to have been
executed : 6 in Iran and 1 in Saudi Arabia. Three are known to have
been
saved from execution: 2 in Iran and 1 in Yemen.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: There is not much time left:
- Contact United Nations , your government, Iran's embassy in your
country and the media.
- Call on the Iranian authorities to immediately halt the execution of
Behnam Zare.
- Express concern that Behnam Zare was sentenced to death for a crime
committed when he was under 18;
- Calling for the death sentence against Behnam to be commuted;
- Remind the authorities that Iran is a state party to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the
Convention on the
Rights of the Child, which prohibit the use of the death penalty
against
people convicted of crimes committed when they were under 18, and that
the execution of Behnam Zare would therefore be a violation of
international law;
- Urging the authorities to pass legislation to abolish the death
penalty for offences committed by anyone under the age of 18, so as to
bring
Iran's domestic law into line with its obligations under international
law;
- Stating that you acknowledge the right and responsibility of
governments to bring to justice those children suspected of criminal
offences, but unconditionally opposes their death penalty.
APPEALS TO:
Head of the Judiciary
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Email:
info@dadgostary-tehran.ir (In the subject line: FAO Ayatollah
Shahroudi)
Fax: +98 21 3390 4986 (please keep trying, if the called is answered,
say "fax please")
Leader of the Islamic Republic
Ayatollah Sayed 'Ali Khamenei, The Office of the Supreme Leader
Email:
info@leader.ir
COPIES TO:
Director, Human Rights Headquarters of Iran
Mohammad Javad Larijani
C/o Office of the Deputy for International Affairs
Fax: + 98 21 5 537 8827 (please keep trying)
and to diplomatic representatives of Iran accredited to your country.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY.
for more information about how to help visit:
http://www.stopchildexecutions.com/how-you-can-help.aspx
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