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UN chief appeals for stay in execution

UN chief appeals for stay in execution Article from: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in Mexico City August 06, 2008 05:07am UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called on the United States to abide by a ruling of the International Court of Justice and stay the scheduled execution of a Mexican prisoner in Texas. Jose Ernesto Medellin, convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of two teenagers, is among 51 Mexicans on death row and is due to be put to death in Texas today in defiance of an ICJ order to halt his execution. "All decisions and orders of the International Court of Justice must be respected by states," Mr Ban warned today on local television in Mexico City where he is attending a world AIDS conference. "The United States should take every step to make sure the execution does not take place...continue to full post

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