Iran has executed a young woman convicted of murdering her father’s cousin when she was 17.  Human rights groups have criticised Iran for not complying with an international ban on executing juvenile offenders, the execution of 22 year old Delara Darabi took place last Friday in the northern city of Rasht. Neither her lawyer or family were informed before the execution took place.

The Iranian daily Etemad said Darabi had been in jail for 5 years and had initially confessed to the murder as she believed she would be pardoned as the crime was committed when she was a minor.

The EU has strongly condemned the execution and urged Iran to avoid juvenile executions. “Such human rights violations erode the ground for understanding and mutual trust etween Iran and the European Union.” the Czech presidency said in a statement.

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