The UN condemns the execution of Kenneth Smith, who has become the first person in the United States to be executed using nitrogen asphyxiation. A spokesperson for the UN's Human Rights Commissioner..
Kenneth Eugene Smith lost two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals court, arguing the execution was a cruel and unusual punishment.
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Alabama is expected to move forward with the execution of a death row inmate later this month using nitrogen gas. 58-year-old Kenneth Smith is scheduled to be executed on January 25th.
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