UN Condemns Planned Live Broadcast of US Firing Squad Execution as Torture

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the planned live broadcast of a firing squad execution in the US, calling it a form of torture. The execution of the perpetrator of a 2009 Texas military base shooting that killed 13 is set to be broadcast, a DoD official confirmed. This marks a rare US public execution broadcast, drawing international criticism and raising legal and ethical questions.