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Statements of Attorneys in the Medellin Case

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This is from Sandra Babcock, one of Jose Medellin's attorneys:Congress should act immediately to implement the Avena judgment and provide for judicial review in the cases of other Mexican nationals who were denied consular access.  That?s the only way to convey to our neighbor Mexico and to the world community that this execution was a severe aberration and not a new way of doing business. ...It is important to recall that this case is not just about one Mexican national on death row in Texas.  It?s about ordinary Americans who count on the American consulate to protect their rights when they need help in foreign countries.  It?s about the reputation of the United States as a nation that cares about the rule of law.  And it?s about the commitment we made to Mexico and our other treaty partners when we ratified the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the UN Charter...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 06, 2008 (boomark / email).