UN rights office criticizes Vietnam for resuming death penalty

[JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday criticized Vietnam for resuming the death penalty [press release]. In July 2011 the country decided to stop using firing squads in favor of lethal injections, but was unable to procure the necessary drugs largely due to EU export restrictions. In May it amended the law to allow locally-produced chemicals to be used. State media officials said on Tuesday that the country executed its first prisoner—a 27-year...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/08/un-rights-office-criticizes-vietnam-for-resuming-death-penalty.php

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