Texas, U.S. Challenged by Mexico Over Executions
Mexico approached the International Court of Justice at the Hague Jan.
21, demanding stays of execution for all 51 Mexican nationals currently
on death row in the United States, 16 of those Mexicans are held in
Texas. Last year's execution of Javier Suárez Medina by Texas sparked
tensions between the countries. The United States has systematically
denied Mexicans their rights to contact their consulates for help at the
time of arrest, as mandated by the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations. The U.S. State Department has called Mexico's move a
"deep intrusion into the sovereignty of America's criminal justice
system."
More: Sandra
Babcock of the Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Program |
Barrio Defense Committee on Suarez
execution
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