UN concern at fate of 50 Mexicans on US death row

Aug 092008
 
 09/08/2008  Posted by PMC at 09:33 on 09/08/2008 2 Responses »
UN concern at fate of 50 Mexicans on US death row

GENEVA, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Friday for the fate of 50 Mexican nationals on death row in the United States after Texas defied a World Court order and executed one of their compatriots earlier this week. The United States has an international legal duty to comply with a ruling by the International Court of Justice in March 2004 that it had violated its obligations under the Vienna Convention in the cases of 51 Mexican nationals, the U.N. said. Jose Medellin, executed by lethal injection on Tuesday in Texas for the 1993 rape ….Read More

Listen to the World Court: Texas Should Honor the Nation and its Neighbor

Jun 192008
 
 19/06/2008  Posted by PMC at 19:38 on 19/06/2008 Comments Off
Listen to the World Court: Texas Should Honor the Nation and its Neighbor

In today’s breaking news, Mexico is renewing appeal to the International Court of Justice (or World Court) to halt the U.S. executions of five Mexican nationals until their cases are reviewed to determine what impact may have resulted from their not having been advised of their rights to assistance from the Mexico consulate offices. So far, Texas is refusing to acknowledge that a review of the denied rights is appropriate, because procedural rules require issues to be raised earlier. In March, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that neither the World Court nor the President of the USA can order Texas ….Read More

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