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(Reuters) - 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.
U.N. asks Texas to commute Mexican's death sentence | Reuters
On several fronts this is an interesting story. First we have the UN, and Mexico bitterly complaining this murderer was not aware of his "rights" nor told about them. I fail to grasp what talking to the Mexican consulate would do to change the fact. I'd say this is a failure of Mexico to educate their citizens as to their "rights" and they should look to changing their Education system.
While his death will not return the life of his victim, it will be Justice served.