TEWELDE GHBREMEDHIN, Chairperson of the Food, Beverages, Hotels, Tourism Agriculture and Tobacco Workers Federation MINASE ANDEZION, Secretary of the Textile and Leather Workers' Federation HABTOM WELDEMICAEL, Head of the Coca-Cola Workers Union, and executive member of the Food and Beverage … [Read more...]
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim
25/03/2012
On December 3rd 2002, the Egyptian Court of Cassation overturned the State Security Court's July 2002 conviction and sentencing and ordered a third re-trial. Dr. Eddin Ibrahim has been released on bail pending the new trial which is expected to begin in February 2003. The new trial will be before … [Read more...]
Civic Strike, Maximo Abad and Guillermo Munoz
25/03/2012
On August 15th, 2005 residents of Sucumbios & Orellana, supported by the local elected officials, began an open-ended civic strike in Northern Ecuador. Amongst other reasons, the main reason for the strike was to cancel contracts made with two transnational oil companies, the U.S. based … [Read more...]
JHONNY JIMENEZ JIMENEZ and others – Human rights defenders
25/03/2012
JHONNY JIMENEZ JIMENEZ and other members of Servicio de Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice Service – SERPAJ) – Human rights defenders Amnesty International has expressed concern for the safety of Jhonny Jiménez Jiménez, President of the Servicio de Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice Service – … [Read more...]
FATHER PEDRO RUQUOY – Human rights defender
25/03/2012
Father Pedro Ruquoy, age 52, human rights defender, Belgian national & permanent member of the Dominican Republic. Has been criticized by governmental officials for his work defending the rights of Haitian migrant workers and Dominican peasants. Along with another priest, Father Ruquoy has also … [Read more...]
Marie-Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo-Nene – Lawyer
25/03/2012
Marie-Thérèse Nlandu Mpolo-Nene, a lawyer at the Democratic Republic of Congo's Supreme Court of Justice and leader of the Parti pour la Paix au Congo (Congo-Pax) political party, was arrested in the capital, Kinshasa, on 21 November 2007. According to Amnesty International, she is being detained at … [Read more...]
ADRIANA CUÉLLAR – Journalist with Corporación Colectivo de Abogados ‘José Alvear Restrepo’, ‘José Alvear Restrepo’ Lawyers’ Collective
25/03/2012
On November 24, 2003 between 2:13 and 2:22 p.m. three messages were left on Adriana Cuéllar’s home answering machine. The messages contained threats such as: “Hijueputa bocona…”, “te vas a morir,” “nos las arreglaremos junto consu familia,” (“big mouth son of a bitch…”, “you are going to die,” … [Read more...]
Members of the Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado
25/03/2012
Arnold Gómez, Carmelo Agamez, Juan David Díaz, Adolfo Berbel, Jackeline Moguea, Roberto Serpa, Amauri Vidual - Members of the Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado Reports indicate that the people named above, all members of the National Movement of Victims of State Crimes … [Read more...]
Danilo Rueda, Human rights activist
25/03/2012
On the morning of 29 March, a written death threat was delivered to the offices of the non-governmental human rights organization Comision Intereclesial Justicia y Paz, Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission. The threat accused Danilo Rueda and other members of the organization of being guerrilla … [Read more...]
DAVID RAVELO CRESPO, Secretary General of CREDHOS; GEORGINA MORALES, Member of CREDHOS (2)
25/03/2012
David Ravelo Crespo, the Secretary General of the non-governmental human rights organization Corporaci¨®n Regional para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (CREDHOS), Georgina Morales, student leader and member of the organization, and other members of CREDHOS are in danger. Mr. Crespo has … [Read more...]
