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Biden Fails a Death Penalty Abolitionist’s Most Important Test

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The mystery of Joe Biden’s views about capital punishment has finally been solved. His decision to grant clemency to 37 of the 40 people on federal death row shows the depth of his opposition to the death penalty. And his decision to leave three of America’s most notorious killers to be executed by a future administration shows the limits of his abolitionist commitment. The three men excluded from Biden’s mass clemency—Dylann Roof, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and Robert Bowers—would no doubt pose a severe test of anyone’s resolve to end the death penalty. Biden failed that test.

Juvenile offender Vatan-e-Emrouz Mohammad executed in Iran

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Iran Human Rights, September 25: According to the reports from Iran a minor offender identified as Mohammad was hanged in the Marvdasht prison of Shiraz. According to these reports Mohammad, who was convicted of a murder when he was 17 years old, was hanged without his family being informed on July 10th this year.

According to the Iranian daily newspaper Vatan-e-Emrouz Mohammad (17), Reza (15), Sadegh (12), Hassan (17) and Siamak (17) were arrested in connection with rape and murder of two young boys Hamed Shiri and Karim Tajik in 2007. 

Mohammad and Reza were sentenced to death, 100 lashes and 8 years in prison for murder and rape, Siamak and Hassan were sentenced to 15 years in prison for complicity in murder and 100 lashes for sexual abuse, and Sadegh was acquitted by the court since he was ony a witness to the crimes. The sentences were approved by the Supreme court

Reza’s death sentence was later removed after paying the blood money, and he was instead sentenced to 10 years in prison, making his prison term 18 years all together.

Mohammad was hanged in the Marvdasht prison on July 10th 2010.

Iran has ratified the UN’s convention for rights of the child, that bans death penalty or life time in prison for offences committed at under 18 years of age. However, Iran is at the top of the list of the few countries executing minor offenders.

Source: Iran Human Rights, September 26, 2010

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