Iran: Death penalty, Hossein Haghi (m)
Iran: Death penalty, Hossein Haghi (m)
Index Number: MDE 13/056/2008Date Published: 23 April 2008
Hossein Haghi is facing execution for a murder committed when he was 16 years old, even 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.