The US state of Texas has executed a man in defiance of an International Court of Justice ruling.
Mexican-born Jose Ernesto Medellin was given a lethal injection minutes after the US Supreme Court cleared the way for his execution in a 5-4 split decision. The majority opinion ruled that Medellin's lack of access to consular assistance did Ban Ki-Moon appeals for US to stay Mexican's execution ...
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Merkel arrives in Mexico ... not impede a fair trial. Mexico and the ICJ argued that Medellin should have been granted access to the Mexican consulate for legal help during his case. The dispute attracted international attention by putting the US in violation of international law if it did not prevent the execution. Medellin was convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in 1993 amid a gang initiation rite.
(Deutsche Welle)
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