La Corte Suprema degli Stati Uniti ha vietato all’Alabama di eseguire la condanna a morte di un uomo con il contestato metodo dell’ipossia da azoto, che diverse organizzazioni non governative, compresa l’ONU, ritengono contrario ai diritti umani e paragonabile a una forma di tortura. Al condannato viene fatta indossare una maschera facciale da cui respirare azoto: la morte avviene nel giro di alcuni minuti per privazione di ossigeno, cioè soffocando.

A federal appeals court says Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions needs more study to see if it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and…

Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment

De vorm van doodstraf is omsteden. Critici vinden dat de ter dood veroordeelden ontoelaatbaar lijden.

A federal judge ordered that Alabama is permanently enjoined from using nitrogen hypoxia execution, leading to an immediate appeal from the state.

La magistrate estime, dans sa décision, que ce moyen d’exécution viole l’interdiction constitutionnelle des peines cruelles et inhabituelles. Cette méthode est comparée par des…

A federal judge banned Alabama from executing an inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, calling the method unconstitutionally cruel.

Because of the ruling, Jeffrey Lee's execution will be delayed. He still faces the death penalty.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is waging a last-minute legal fight to execute a man with nitrogen gas on Thursday night, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside a

To put it plainly, nitrogen hypoxia kills by starving someone of the oxygen needed to sustain life

Una jueza federal resolvió bloquear el uso del gas nitrógeno como método de ejecución en el estado de Alabama, al considerar que podría constituir un castigo cruel e inusual,…

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Alabama’s nitrogen protocol violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment

Alabama pide a Corte Suprema de EU permitir ejecución con nitrógeno. Te decimos qué dicen los aogados.

Supreme Court rejects Alabama request to carry out nitrogen gas execution after lower court said method unconstitutional

The Supreme Court said Alabama can't execute inmate Jeffery Lee using nitrogen gas, a controversial method a lower court said is likely unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Alabama from executing a man using nitrogen hypoxia, a relatively new method of carrying out the death penalty that experts say causes “air…

The high court intervened after a federal judge and an appeals court deemed the execution method unconstitutional.

A spokesperson for the Alabama Department of Corrections said the execution was off for the evening and the state would not try another method.

La Corte Suprema degli Stati Uniti ha vietato all’Alabama di eseguire la condanna a morte di un uomo con il contestato metodo dell’ipossia da azoto, che diverse organizzazioni non…

L'inhalation d'azote comme méthode d'exécution est dénoncée par l'ONU comme cruelle et inhumaine.