Mosleh Zamani

Mosleh Zamani (also referred to as Moslah Zamani) was a 23-year-old Iranian Kurd who was executed on December 17, 2009[1] for having an "illicit relationship with his girlfriend" when he was 17 years old.[2]

According to Amnesty International, Zamani was convicted of abducting a woman several years older than he was, with whom he had a consensual relationship, and of raping her. Amnesty International also states that Zamani might not have had legal representation in court.[3]

Zamani's case raised strong controversies, both because of nature of his crime and the fact he was a minor at the time it took place. The Iranian government had signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child; because of this, it is prohibited from sentencing minors to death.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Presidency Statement on the execution of Mosleh Zamani in Iran". Embassy of the Netherlands. December 18, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Iran: Rights Group Condemns Tehran For Juveniles On Death Row". Radio Free Europe. June 19, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Iran executes alleged juvenile offender". Amnesty International. December 17, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Iran: Stop execution of alleged juvenile offender, Mosleh Zamani". Amnesty International. December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2010.


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