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Fifth Event Added to Death Row Exonoree’s Speaking Tour

El Paso, TX, September 1, 2010: ¡La Pena de Muerte No Más! (Death Penalty No More) Speaking Tour, has added an additional event to its roster. The tour features Juan Roberto Meléndez, an internationally-known US death row exonoree. All events below are free and open to the public.

· Saturday, September 25th, 11:00 a. m. – 12:30 p. m. – Sponsored by Border Network for Human Rights at the BNHR offices at 2115 N. Piedras St. (Spanish language)

· Sunday, September 26th, 10:30 a. m. – 12:00 p. m. – Sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Community of El Paso as part of their worship service(English language)

· Sunday, September 26th, 2:30 – 4:00 p. m. – Sponsored by St. Pius X Catholic Church in the Community Center, 1050 N. Clark St. (Spanish language)

· Monday, September 27th, 10:00 a. m. – 11:30 a. m. – Sponsored by El Paso Community College Transmountain Campus in the auditorium (English language)

· Monday, September 27th, 6:00 p. m. – 7:30 p. m. – Sponsored by University of Texas at El Paso in the Blumberg Auditorium in the main library (English language)

Mr. Meléndez will speak at each of the events, sharing his gripping story of being sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. He was released on January 3, 2002, after having spent 17 years, eight months, and one day on death row. After each talk, Mr. Melendez will be available to answer questions from the audience.

Since 1973, 139 people – including 11 Texans – have been exonerated from death rows nationwide due to evidence of their wrongful conviction. Mr. Meléndez is the 99th person on the list of exonorees.

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