CHILD EXECUTIONS IN IRAN

That this House condemns child executions in Iran; notes that there were eight juvenile executions in Iran in 2008; understands that there are over 140 children waiting on death row in Iran despite its commitment under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child to which it is state party; further notes that the practice of waiting until the prisoner turns 18 before executing them is deplorable; agrees with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, who has called for changes to Iranian law and practice `to end execution of juvenile offenders once and for all'; and calls on the Government to seek an end to child executions in Iran.