Boy these comments sound awfully familiar.
Human Rights Watch Director Richard Dicker
"Saddam Hussein was responsible for massive human rights violations, but that can't justify giving him the death penalty, which is a cruel and inhuman punishment," Dicker told The Associated Press.
Amnesty International U.S.A. Director Larry Cox
"The rushed execution of Saddam Hussein is simply wrong. It signifies justice denied for countless victims who endured unspeakable suffering during his regime, and now have been denied their right to see justice served."