UN Office Warns AL Nitrogen Execution May Violate International Ban on Torture

As the United States insists on continuing state-sanctioned killings despite a European ban on drugs commonly used in capital punishment, the United Nations Human Rights Office warned Tuesday that Alabama officials may soon violate international laws banning torture as they plan to use nitrogen gas in an upcoming execution. A number of U.N. officials have said in recent days that the planned…

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