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Iran says executing child offenders not a rights violation
5 years agoMajid Tafreshi senior Iranian official and member of the state-run High Council for Human Rights, speaks to AFP at his office in the capital Tehran, on June 29, 2021. - Iran's use of the death penalty for crimes committed as minors does not mean it violates human rights, Tafreshi insisted to AFP in response to UN criticism. The United Nations and human rights groups frequently criticise Iran for executing child offenders, which violates the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child that Tehran has ratified. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Iran's use of the death penalty for crimes committed as minors does not mean it violates human rights, a senior Iranian official has insisted to AFP in response to UN criticism.