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UN rights chief urges firms to follow Pfizer's lead on death penalty
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U.N.'s rights chief urges firms to follow Pfizer's lead on death penalty
Zeid said Pfizer's stance was "heartening" but said there were other companies, beyond the pharmaceutical industry, that could be facilitating the death penalty.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein praised Pfizer on Thursday for banning sales of its chemicals that have been used for lethal injections in some U.S. states, and urged other companies to follow its lead.
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He also urged governments not to resort to "questionable sources" for the drugs used in lethal injections.
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