Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/05/un-urges-death-penalty-moratorium-in-us.php
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
UN urges death penalty moratorium in US
[JURIST] UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] spokesperson Rupert Colville issued a statement [UN News Centre report] on Friday urging the US to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty following a botched execution [JURIST report] performed in Oklahoma last week. The OHCHR asserted that the execution of Clayton Lockett, who died of a heart attack following a failed attempt to execute him using a new mixture of lethal injection drugs,...
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