Kuwait holds first execution since 2007



Issue 944 - 12 Apr 2013 | 1 minute read

Kuwait hanged three men on 1 April, the first time it has carried out the death penalty since 2007. Amnesty International described the move as “a deplorable setback for human rights in the country”. Local media showed pictures of the three men in the gallows, hands strapped behind their backs. They were all convicted of murder.

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