Shafqat, however, was executed in August 2015. Additionally, in May 2016, Pakistan’s fulfilment of its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was reviewed by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. In its Concluding Observations the committee noted that it “is seriously alarmed by reports of the execution of several individuals for offences committed while they were under the age of 18 years, or where the age of the individual was contested following the lifting of the moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014, despite numerous calls from the international community and the United Nations in this regard”.20 The Committee also expressed its concern regarding the large number of juvenile offenders on death row and that “these persons have limited access to procedures for challenging their sentences on the basis of their age.” 21 The Committee therefore recommended the government to order a stay in executions involving minors and launch a review of all cases where there is an indication that the accused was a juvenile with a view to rather release him/her or commute his/her sentences.22 However, despite facing continued censure from the international diplomatic community, the Government of Pakistan continues to sentence and execute juvenile offenders in violation of international legal standards. 20 21 22 Supra note 9 Id. Id. 13 DEATH ROW’S CHILDREN