MANUEL SALAZAR'S ART

Motion Text

That this House welcomes the opening of Native by Birth, and by Blood, an exhibition of paintings by Manuel Salazar at Congress House on Monday 3rd April; recalls an earlier motion signed by 123 honourable Members which called on the Illinois Supreme Court to enable his charge of murder to be examined at a new trial; recognises that the granting of a new trial is a triumph for the persistence of his family and supporters around the world; recognises that the Government of Mexico has petitioned the US concerning his removal from Mexico; believes that he has shown enormous courage during his 10 years on death row and produced paintings of perception and brilliance; and looks forward to the day he is released from prison and allowed to live his life as a free man. (Relevant registered interest declared.)