UN Deplores Resumption of Executions in Chad

The U.N. Human Rights Office says it deplores the resumption of executions in Chad, where 10 people were put to death on Saturday under a newly enacted anti-terrorism law.   This is the first use of the death penalty in Chad since the country declared a moratorium in 2003.  The United Nations human rights office calls this a big step backward.   The agency says it also is concerned about the speed with which the executions were carried out.  Spokeswoman Cecile...

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