UN expert says US executions, due Wednesday, unconstitutional - Chicago Tribune

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[**UN expert says US executions, due Wednesday, unconstitutional**][3]
**Chicago Tribune**
"This higher standard of proof, making it very difficult to demonstrate that one actually suffers from a psychosocial **disability**, may, I fear, mean that Mr. Hill, scheduled for execution tomorrow (Wednesday), would be a fatality in violation of **...**
[UN expert urges US authorities to stop execution of two persons with **disabilities**][4]UN News Centre

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