The UN human rights office expressed alarm at reports that the execution of Nguyen Van Chuong, who has maintained his innocence in the murder 16 years ago of a police officer, was 'imminent'.
The UN human rights office expressed alarm at reports that the execution of Nguyen Van Chuong, who has maintained his innocence in the murder 16 years ago of a police officer, was"imminent".
"The use of confessions extracted under torture that results in a death sentence violates both the absolute prohibition of torture as well as fair trial guarantees," he stressed. Chuong's family received a notice from the People's Court of Hai Phong on August 4 informing them of the court's decision to proceed with the execution, but no execution date or other details were shared, the rights office said.
"We urge the Government to immediately establish an official moratorium on all executions with a view to fully abolishing the death penalty," Laurence said.
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