Canada Calls upon Iran to Overturn Death Sentence of Sina Paymard

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July 17, 2007
No. 94
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, made an urgent appeal today to Iranian authorities to
overturn the death sentence of Sina Paymard.
“Canada calls upon the Iranian government to stay the execution sentence given to
Sina Paymard for a crime he was convicted of committing while a minor.
“The Government of Iran must live up to its commitments and obligations under
international law as well as its own domestic law. The Islamic Republic of Iran is a party
to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child. Both of these international binding agreements clearly prohibit the
execution of minors or people who have been convicted of crimes committed while they
were minors.
“The execution of minors is a subject of the utmost concern for Canada, and we urge
Iranian authorities to commute the death sentence in this case.”
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