TODAY December 31, 2020 The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has strongly condemned the execution of a child offender in Iran on Thursday morning. In a statement, OHCHR said the killing of Mohammad Rezaiee was the fourth confirmed execution of child offenders in Iran in 2020. It stated that the execution of offenders was a violation of international law and their rights to fair trial. “Early this morning in Iran, Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee, was executed for an offence he allegedly committed when he was 16 years old. “This is the fourth confirmed execution of a child offender in Iran in 2020. “The execution of child offenders is categorically prohibited under international law and Iran is under the obligation to abide by this prohibition.