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UN warns livestreaming US executions would breach torture ban
Original: Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns
The UN human rights office has warned that livestreaming an execution in the United States would violate the international prohibition on torture and cruel treatment. The statement underscores UN opposition to the death penalty generally, with officials arguing that broadcasting a killing would compound the cruelty involved. The warning comes amid ongoing US executions and renewed debate over how capital punishment is carried out and publicly witnessed.
Why now: The UN human rights office has issued a new warning against a proposal to livestream a US execution.
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