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6 juvenile prisoners face death penalty in Sindh.

Secretary General, Justice and Rights Commission of Pakistan (JRCP), Deva Nand Balmiki has said appeals of juvenile prisoners against death sentences are pending before various benches of the Sindh High Court at Larkana, Hyderabad and Sukkur.

In a press statement issued here on Friday, Balmiki said recently a team of JRCP met 6 juvenile prisoners, who were sentenced to death in different heinous crimes by the Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) and sessions courts, in the condemned prisoners� cell of central jail, Sukkur.

He said that capital punishment awarded to juveniles was the violation of the state law. He said that human rights organisations must raise their voice so that the minor delinquents could be survived and were not hanged-up.

Balmiki said that it was revealed to the JRCP team by jail officials that all the 6 were juveniles at the time of committing crime.

He appealed to the government to convert their death sentences into life imprisonment in the interest of humanity. The JRCP secretary general said that immediate steps should be taken up to ensure implementation of Juvenile Justice System Ordinance-2000. He also released the names of 6 juvenile prisoners confined in central jail, Sukkur, including, Abdullah Jagirani, Khan Muhammad Bhutto, Anwar Ali Shaikh, Irshad Mangi, Tauqeer Zardari and Imdad Zardari.