The United Nations issued a sharp rebuke Friday, calling the U.S. plan to broadcast the execution of former Army Major Nidal Hasan, scheduled for December 3, a form of cruel and inhuman treatment.
Hasan, convicted in 2013 of murdering 13 people on November 5, 2009 at the Fort Hood medical wing, will be the first soldier executed by firing squad since 1945.
United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth justified the livestream, insisting it would let the public witness the consequences of such crimes.
Alonzo Lunsford, a survivor who was shot seven times, voiced support for the execution but opposed the uncensored broadcast, saying he would attend the ceremony.
The decision, if carried out, would mark the first public U.S. military execution in nearly a century, drawing fierce international criticism and raising legal questions.
As the execution date looms, the U.S. military is poised to proceed, while UN officials warn of potential violations of the prohibition against torture.