In the early history of the United Nations that dispute resulted in the separation of what initially was a unified conception of human rights, as expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, into two covenants, the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

How about the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights then, or the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights, all of which address detention issues?

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Amnesty ignorant again

As a state that is party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Iran has undertaken not to execute child offenders.

BBC: Amnesty says five minors have been executed in Iran in 2007