The second day of the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty continued in Brussels with a report by Javaid Rehman, the special UN reporter on Human Rights in Iran, in which he divided the death penalty in Iran into three categories of economic crimes, drug crimes, and execution of children.

He once again criticized the execution of children in Iran and said Iran does not keep its promises regarding the execution of children. According to Javaid Rehman, from 2018 until now, 61 children have been executed in Iran. He said 85 children are awaiting execution and we are trying to stop it.

Mahmoud Amiri Moghadam, a human rights activist in the Congress stated: In Iran, many crimes are punishable by death, and we must pass new laws to prevent or reduce that.

He said that many death sentences are issued in Revolutionary Courts behind closed doors.

Amiri Moghadam also mentioned the issue of stoning and said after Khatami’s presidency when Iran and Eu’s relations improved, there was still video of stoning coming out of Iran.

He suggested that if the political cost of these executions is increased, Iranian officials will stop this punishment, even if it is against their religious beliefs.

The representatives of Iranian Kurd and Baluch citizens also talked about the fact that over half of Iranian political prisoners are Kurds, and many Baluch prisoners are executed without trial.

They said that the government of Iran does not believe that all Iranians have equal rights.