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Amnesty warns livestreaming US firing squad execution deepens cruelty
Original: USA: Livestreaming firing squad execution would compound cruelty of the death penalty
Amnesty International has criticised a proposal in the United States to livestream an execution by firing squad, arguing it would compound the already inherent cruelty of the death penalty. The human rights organisation says broadcasting such a killing would turn state-sanctioned death into a spectacle and adds to its longstanding call for the abolition of capital punishment.
Why now: A proposal to broadcast a firing squad execution has sparked fresh debate over the death penalty's cruelty.
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- USA: Livestreaming firing squad execution would compound cruelty of the death penalty · Amnesty International
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