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Christa Pike execution condemned as human rights violation
Original: Execution of Christa Pike a ‘gross violation of human rights’
Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, is facing execution, and critics are denouncing her pending execution as a 'gross violation of human rights', according to reporting by The Times. Pike was convicted of the 1995 torture murder of fellow student Colleen Slemmer. The criticism adds to ongoing debate over capital punishment in the United States and the treatment of female prisoners facing the death penalty.
Why now: Her scheduled execution date has drawn renewed attention and condemnation from death penalty opponents.
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