Kuwait on Wednesday put to death seven prisoners in a rare mass execution in the small, oil-rich nation despite facing international criticism over its plans. It did not identify the method it used to carry out the executions, though the sheikhdom typically hangs its condemned prisoners. DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR CAT RESCUED FROM KUWAIT IS UP FOR ADOPTION IN VIRGINIA: ‘BEST COMPANION EVER’Kuwait hadn't held an execution since 2017, when it similarly carried out a mass execution of seven prisoners, including a ruling family member. "The EU calls for a halt to executions and for a complete de facto moratorium on carrying out death penalty, as a first step towards a formal and full abolition of the death penalty in Kuwait," the EU said in a statement, calling the death penalty "a cruel and inhumane punishment." "The death penalty is a violation of the right to life and the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment," she said.

Source: Ethiopian News November 17, 2022 17:08 UTC