CHILD EXECUTIONS

That this House notes that Amnesty International continues to record instances of child offenders being executed worldwide; observes that Amnesty International recorded that a total of 18 child offenders have been executed in Iran since 2004, more than any other state during that period; recognises that this practice is contrary to Article 37(a) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; further notes that this practice is contrary to the United Nations General Assembly resolution vote calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty passed on 18th December 2007; and calls upon the Government to take every action possible to ensure that there are no further child executions worldwide in 2008 or thereafter.