David Zwier

Texas executes Mexican national despite international pressure

November 10, 2017 08:40:44 am

Texas officials on Wednesday executed Rubén Cárdenas Ramírez, a Mexican national who was convicted in 1998 for the kidnap, rape and murder of his 16-year-old cousin, despite international pressure. The US Supreme Court had denied a writ of...

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