Since when are 'acts of chastity' comparable to murder? That girl didn't harm anyone, she herself was the victim. The Texas case (If we're talking about Patterson) was an admitted double murder. The linked mentally ill cases were all murder cases ('2 people murdered', '5 people murdered', 'stabbed a person to death'). Apples and oranges, no moral equivalent here whatsoever.
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The group said Iran had executed at least three child offenders in 2004. In addition, it said, a 14-year-old boy died on Nov. 12 after being flogged for eating in public during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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I think its safe to say Human Rights ain't a big priority in that neck of the woods. Look for Iran to head up the UN Human Rights Commission very soon.