The first execution in the country using nitrogen inhalation was carried out in the southern state of Alabama in the United States. Although the state says it is less painful and more humane, the United Nations has called for it to be halted, pointing out that it is an untested method and may violate international law.
On the 25th in the southern state of Alabama in the United States, Kenneth Smith, a death row inmate convicted of a 1988 murder, was executed by inhaling nitrogen, the first death sentence in the United States.
The state of Alabama attempted to execute Smith on death row by lethal injection, but failed, so they decided to execute him by nitrogen inhalation.
The state explained that execution using nitrogen inhalation is "the least painful and humane method, resulting in loss of consciousness within seconds and death within minutes."
In response, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a warning on the 16th of this month calling for it to be stopped, calling it ``an untested method that may violate international law prohibiting torture and inhuman punishment.'' The ripples were spreading.
American media outlets quoted journalists who were present at the execution as saying, ``He seemed conscious for several minutes,'' and ``I've never seen such a violent reaction to an execution.'' I am told that.