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| U.N. asks Texas to commute Mexican's death sentence |
| 2011-07-02 |
| The top U.N. human rights official urged the governor of Texas on Friday to call off the execution next week of a Mexican citizen convicted of murder who was not told of his right to diplomatic advice when arrested. Humberto Leal Garcia was convicted of raping and killing a 16-year-old girl in Texas in February 1998 and his conviction was upheld the following year, a spokesman for United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said. "We understand that the execution of Mr. Leal Garcia is now set for Thursday, 7 July. The governor of Texas still has the power to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. The High Commissioner has written to him directly requesting him to do so," her spokesman Rupert Colville told a news briefing. At the time of his arrest, Leal Garcia was not informed of his right under international law to have consular assistance from Mexican authorities which, as a foreign national, he is entitled to under the Vienna Convention, he said. "The lack of consular assistance and advice raises concerns about whether or not Mr. Leal Garcia's right to a fair trial was fully upheld," Colville said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 What CF said. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-07-02 22:20 |
| #6 "commute" can also mean to exchange for something of equal value. So one Texan said, "Sure, we won't inject him--we'll hang him!" |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-07-02 19:29 |
| #5 With citizens being killed in Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, et al. These POS's have the time to worry about this abomination? Kill him and send his head to the Mexican gov't. Send a photo to Navi Pillay |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-07-02 17:13 |
| #4 "U.N. human rights official" In the dictionary, as an example of an oxymoron. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2011-07-02 16:37 |
| #3 Texas should ask the U.N. to resurrect his victim first. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-07-02 16:25 |
| #2 It's only fair to let murderers and rapists off scotfree, otherwise someone would have to do something about UN "peacekeepers"! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2011-07-02 16:22 |
| #1 We didn't advise him of his right to diplomatic advice as a foreign national because we weren't allowed to ask him if he was a foreign national? Somehow I just can't work up any sympathy.. I have an idea! Release him, barefoot, somewhere near Marathon, tell all Texas fathers where, and tell him to 'run for the border.' |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-07-02 16:15 |