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By Abigail Levene, Reuters, 1/22/2003
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HE HAGUE - Mexico called for urgent stays of execution for 51 Mexicans on death row in the United States as it opened a World Court case yesterday arguing their "life or death" rights to consular help had been violated.
Mexico says US state and municipal officials breached an international treaty by failing to inform the Mexicans of their right to consular assistance after their arrests.
In the highest-level bout of a lengthy fight with the United States over the treaty, Mexico wants the International Court of Justice to rule that the convicts should be retried because their rights were denied.
But before the Hague-based court considers the merits of the case - likely to take years - Mexico wants an injunction forbidding the United States from executing any Mexican nationals or fixing execution dates for them.