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UN warns livestreaming US execution would amount to torture
Original: Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns
The UN human rights office has warned that broadcasting an execution in the United States live over the internet would violate the international prohibition on torture and cruel treatment. The warning comes amid debate over transparency of the US death penalty system, with officials arguing that livestreaming an inmate's death would degrade dignity and could harm witnesses and viewers.
Why now: The UN rights office has issued an unusual public warning against plans or proposals to livestream an execution in the US.
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- Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns · Global Issues.Org
- Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns · UN News
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