15/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - EU criticises execution of young Iranian. On Thursday 15 October, the EU criticised the execution the previous day of Iranian woman Fatemah Salbehi for a crime she committed in May 2010 when she was only 17 years old. The spokesperson for High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini reiterated that death penalty sentences for crimes committed by people under the age of 18 are contrary to Iran's international obligations under the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In addition, Mogherini's spokesperson said that “the European Union reiterates its concerns about the high number of executions in Iran, notably for crimes such as drug offences which do not qualify as 'most serious crimes' according to the international human rights law”. The spokesperson also said that the EU is opposed to the death penalty under all circumstances and aims at its universal abolition. (CG)