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Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns

NewTimes newsroomPublished 09/10/2026 · 14:00 CEST
Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns
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Source: UN News · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday warned that livestreaming a planned execution by firing squad in the United States would amount to a public execution and breach the absolute prohibition on torture.