GENEVA // The UN human rights office has criticised Iran over the reported execution of a juvenile offender.
A spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the Geneva-based agency is "deeply dismayed" about the execution of Ali Naderi last week.
UN spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said today that the "death penalty cannot be imposed for crimes committed by persons below 18 years of age".
Naderi was 17 when he was allegedly involved in the murder of a woman about four years ago.
Pouilly said the UN rights office was also concerned about five other men who appear to be at risk of imminent execution despite "serious concerns about the fairness of their trials and allegations that they were subjected to torture".
She says Iran carried out at least 55 executions in 2012.
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Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
