Paderborn Archbishop Udo Markus Bentz criticized the planned live stream of Nidal Hasan’s execution in the USA, calling it a ‘media spectacle that tramples on human dignity.’ Bentz, as head of the German Commission Justitia et Pax, urged against making such executions accessible via digital media in Europe. The US Department of Defense announced the live stream, sparking global debate. Bentz also called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, noting that 92 countries have already signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to abolish it. More: Domradio
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