A minor is scheduled to be hanged publically in iran

Iran Human Rights: A minor offender is scheduled to be hanged in public in Karaj (west of Tehran) early tomorrow morning September 21.

According to the Iranian state media, Alireza who is 17 years old is convicted of murdering Rohollah Dadashi (Iranian champion of weightlifting) in the Poneh Street of Karaj on 16th of July this year. The public hanging is scheduled to take place at the site of the murder reported the Iranian state television website Jamejam online.

Alireza Mollasoltani is born on December 24. 1993 and is 17 years old.

Iran Human Rights condemns the scheduled execution of Alireza Mollasoltani. Iran has ratified the UN convention on the Rights of the Child which bans capital punishment for offences committed at less than 18 years of age.

The spokesperson of IHR urged the international community to react immediately and stop the scheduled execution of Alireza Mollahasani. Amiry-Moghaddam said: "Execution of a 17 years old boy is a clear violation of the UN’s Convention that Iranian authorities have ratified". He added: "The United Nations and the international community must demonstrate that these conventions are more than just formalities. The world must react now".

According to the official reports at least two minor offenders have been executed in Iran in 2011.