Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gerald Kaufman (Labour), on Tuesday, 20 April 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 87 members in total.

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GARY GRAHAM AND THE DEATH PENALTY

That this House is appalled by the scheduled execution on 29th April in Texas, USA, of Gary Graham, a black juvenile offender whose guilt is questionable; notes that the execution of juvenile offenders is explicitly prohibited by international human rights law and that the USA has executed more juveniles in the past decade than any other nation, apart from Iran and Iraq; notes the racial disparities in the application of the death sentence in the USA, especially in Harris County, Texas, where Graham was convicted; is concerned that rigid time limits in the Texas legal procedure have prohibited the submission of new alibi evidence that might prove Graham's innocence; and calls upon the US President Bill Clinton to intervene and press for an immediate stay of execution and a retrial for Gray Graham.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1796 

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Capital punishment Human rights Young offenders USA Graham, Gary

Link

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