A/HRC/45/20 Egypt, 184 Iran (Islamic Republic of), 185 Maldives, 186 Mauritania, 187 Pakistan, 188 Saudi Arabia189 and South Sudan.190 Reportedly, the death penalty was carried out against juvenile offenders in Iran (Islamic Republic of), Saudi Arabia and South Sudan. 191 49. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regretted that the State continued to sentence children to death “far more often than any other State”,192 and encouraged the Government to continue to review existing policies with a view to prohibiting the execution of child offenders. 193 Mandate holders and the Committee on the Rights of the Child called on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately halt the practice of executing child offenders, citing serious concerns for up to 90 juveniles on death row.194 The Islamic Republic of Iran repeatedly stated that it generally sought, through the Reconciliation Commission and the provision of cash assistance, to “encourage reconciliation by helping the convict to pay diya”.195 50. Human Rights Council mandate holders expressed grave concern at death sentences issued against juveniles in Saudi Arabia,196 South Sudan197 and Pakistan.198 While Pakistan introduced age determination protocols,199 it reportedly does not accord the benefit of doubt to the individual concerned in case of conflicting or inconclusive evidence about his or her age at the time of the commission of the offence.200 The Committee on the Rights of the Child recommended that Bahrain201 and Tonga202 explicitly prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for individuals who were under the age of 18 when they committed the crime. The Human Rights Committee urged the Sudan to ensure that the death penalty was never imposed for crimes committed when the person concerned was under 18 years of age. 203 The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan recommended that South Sudan confirm its commitment to respecting its international human rights obligations by 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 A/HRC/WGAD/2019/65; www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25676; Advocates for Human Rights/World Coalition Against the Death Penalty submission. A/HRC/40/67, para. 38; Amnesty International and Advocates for Human Rights/World Coalition Against the Death Penalty submissions. CAT/C/MDV/CO/1, para. 33. Advocates for Human Rights/World Coalition Against the Death Penalty submission. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=25140; Justice Project Pakistan submission. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23795& A/HRC/WGAD/2019/26; Amnesty International and Advocates for Human Rights/World Coalition Against the Death Penalty submissions. S/2019/936, para. 58. See also Amnesty International and Advocates for Human Rights/World Coalition Against the Death Penalty submissions. See www.amnesty.org/en/documents/act50/1847/2020/en/, p. 12. See also https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=24633. A/HRC/40/67, para. 38, referring to www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22664&LangID=E. HRC/40/67, paras. 39 and 72–76. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24581. See also https://ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24188; https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=24588. A/74/273, para. 9. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=24136. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=24126. See also www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=24184&LangID=E. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=24140. Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018. Justice Project Pakistan submission. CRC/C/BHR/CO/4-6, para. 44 (a). CRC/C/TON/CO/1, paras. 25–26. CCPR/C/SDN/CO/5, paras. 31–32. 15