Moral compass?

From the NYT ("U.S. Denounces Release of Candid Hussein Photographs"):

A lawyer for Mr. Hussein, Ziad Khassawneh, told the Arab news service Al Jazeera, which declined to republish the pictures for "professional and moral reasons," that his legal team would sue The Sun on the ground that the pictures constitute "a violation of human rights in contravention of the Geneva Convention," Agence France-Press said.

So showing pictures of Sadam in his underwear implicate "professional and moral reasons" whereas showing hostages being killed and beheaded don't? Isn't someone's death just as private as these compromising moments? Jeez...