On January 21, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned the judicial execution of Charles Warner by the state of Oklahoma in the United States, which occurred on January 15, 2015. According to the press release, on May 20, 2014, the IACHR granted Mr. Warner’s request for precautionary measures in response to a petition filed on his behalf alleging violations of his rights under the American Declaration and asked the United States to refrain from executing him until it had made a decision on the petition. The IACHR condemned the United States’ failure to “comply with the precautionary measures,” noting that “the failure of the United States to preserve Mr. Warner’s life pending a petition before the IACHR contravenes its international legal obligations.”