The execution by Iran of a man for a crime he allegedly committed when he was 16 has been condemned by UN.
According to UN's human rights office 30 year old Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee was put to death on Thursday.
Amnesty International revealed that Rezaiee was arrested in 2007 over the fatal stabbing of a man and convicted on a forced confess
Amnesty International had also warned that carrying out the sentence would mean "an abuse on children's rights".
"Imposing the death penalty on someone who was a child at the time of the crime is a serious violation of international human rights law, which absolutely prohibits the use of the death penalty for crimes committed by children," it said in a statement earlier this month.
Following news of Rezaiee's execution, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, issued a statement saying she "strongly condemns" Iran's action.
Mohammad Rezaiee had been held for more than 12 years on death row.
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