The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed regret Friday over Japan's executions of AUM Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara and six other former members of the cult, calling for a national debate on the death penalty."We regret that seven people were today executed in Japan," Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the U.N. human rights agency, told Kyodo News in a written statement, while extending its sympathy to the victims of crimes committed by AUM, including the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system."Undeniably, it is crucial to deliver justice to the victim…READ FULL ARTICLE
