Mosleh Zamani

Mosleh Zamani (also referred to as Moslah Zamani) was a 23-year old Iranian Kurd who was executed on December 17, 2009^[1] for having an "illicit relationship with his girlfriend" when he was 17 years old.^[2]

According to Amnesty International, Zamani was convicted of abducting a woman several years older than he was, with whom he had a consensual relationship, and of raping her. Amnesty International also states that Zamani might not have had legal representation in court.^[3]

Zamani's case raised strong controversies, both because of nature of his crime and the fact he was a minor at the time it took place. The Iranian government had signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child; because of this, it is prohibited from sentencing minors to death.^[4]

See also

• Human rights in Iran
• Delara Darabi
• Reza Alinejad
• Atefeh Rajabi

References

1. ^ "Presidency Statement on the execution of Mosleh Zamani in Iran". Embassy of The Netherlands. December 18, 2009. http://www.minbuza.nl/PostenWeb/I/Iran/Nederlandse_ambassade_te_Teheran/Nieuws/Presidency_Statement_on_the_execution_of_Mosleh_Zamani_in_Iran. Retrieved December 10, 2010. 
2. ^ "Iran: Rights Group Condemns Tehran For Juveniles On Death Row". Radio Free Europe. June 19, 2008. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1144648.html. Retrieved December 10, 2010. 
3. ^ "Iran executes alleged juvenile offender". Amnesty International. December 17, 2009. http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU2009121714710&lang=e. Retrieved December 10, 2010. 
4. ^ "Iran: Stop execution of alleged juvenile offender, Mosleh Zamani". Amnesty International. December 16, 2009. http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/iran-stop-execution-alleged-juvenile-offender-mosleh-zamani-20091216. Retrieved December 10, 2010. 

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Name	Zamani, Mosleh
Alternative names
Short description	Executed Iranian Kurd
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	2009
Place of death