Children over 15 years are tried as adults and can be executed, "after trials falling short of guarantees of due process and a fair trial", according to the report by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
The committee's 18 independent experts analysed the kingdom's compliance record with a UN treaty protecting the rights of citizens under the age of 18.
According to the UN committee, out of 47 people executed on 2 January for security offences, four were under 18 .... http://www.independent.co.uk
