07 January 2015 :

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved a Resolution expressing deep concern about the "alarmingly high frequency" of the use of the death penalty in Iran, including public executions, secret group executions, and imposition and carrying-out of the death penalty against minors and persons who at the time of their offence were under the age of 18, in violation of the obligations of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The UNGA also condemned the imposition of the death penalty for crimes that lack a precise and explicit definition, including Moharebeh (enmity against God), and for crimes that do not qualify as the most serious crimes, in violation of international law. The Resolution also criticized the Iranian regime's use of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including flogging and amputations.