Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Alabama Intends to Carry Out First Known US Execution Using Nitrogen Gas
January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Jan. 23, 2024:
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Alabama Intends to Carry Out First Known US Execution Using Nitrogen Gas
By Olivia Ensign, Senior Advocate and Researcher, US Program
On January 25th, the United States state of Alabama plans to belt Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney, strap a respirator mask to his face, and force him to inhale pure nitrogen gas until he suffocates. This wholly untest . . .
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Alabama Intends to Carry Out First Known US Execution Using Nitrogen Gas
By Olivia Ensign, Senior Advocate and Researcher, US Program
On January 25th, the United States state of Alabama plans to belt Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney, strap a respirator mask to his face, and force him to inhale pure nitrogen gas until he suffocates. This wholly untest . . .