UNHRC: Report on LRWC attendance at the Third session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, 3-7 August 2009 by Lois Leslie … [Read more...]
UNHRC: Report on LRWC attendance at the Third session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
11/08/2009
India: Shama Parween, age 12, daughter of Shamsunisha, resident of Dulhipur village, Chandauli district
06/08/2009
On June 16, 2009, Shamsunisha, mother of Shama Parween, requested authorities rescue her daughter Shama Parween and register a case against the accused: Mr. Mehndi, Mr. Haider and Chanda, wife of Mr. Haider for her kidnapping with the intention of trafficking. Physical abuse is also suspected. The … [Read more...]
India: Kidnapping and re-trafficking of 12 year old Shama Parween
06/08/2009
Re: Kidnapping and re-trafficking of 12 year old Shama Parween To: Director General of Police, 1-Tilak Marg, Lucknow; District Magistrate, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; and others From: Trisha Apland, LRWC Member Date: 2009-08-06 Dear Sirs: Re: Kidnapping and re-trafficking of a … [Read more...]
Iran: ABDOLFATTAH SOLTANI, Human Rights Lawyer | Letter
04/08/2009
Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani, a lawyer at the Bar of Tehran and a founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), has been targeted and harassed on several occasions for his human rights advocacy. On July 30, 2005, Soltani was arrested while holding a sit-in at the building of Tehran’s … [Read more...]
Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani, lawyer arrested and incommunicado detention
04/08/2009
Re: Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani, lawyer arrested and incommunicado detention To: Leader of the Islamic Republic, His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei From: Hugh Gwillim, LRWC Member Date: 2009-08-04 1.0 I am writing to follow up on our letters of June 18, 2009 and July 20, 2009. LRWC … [Read more...]
Syria: Walid al-Bunni | Letter
04/08/2009
Re: Walid al-Bunni To: His Excellency President Bashar al-Assad; His Excellency General Basam Abd Al-Majid; His Excellency Muhammad al-Ghafari From: Jessica Fletcher Date: 2009-08-04 Your Excellencies, I am once again writing to follow up letters written to you from Lawyer’s Rights … [Read more...]
United Nations Human Rights Council: Independence of Judges and Lawyers
28/07/2009
United Nations Human Rights Council: Independence of Judges and Lawyers by Leandro Despouy, United Nations Special Rapporteur … [Read more...]
Zimbabwe: Attacks on Lawyers, 2006 to 2009
24/07/2009
Zimbabwe: Attacks on Lawyers, 2006 to 2009 by Charles B. Davison … [Read more...]
Brazil: Independence and Safety of Judges and Lawyers
17/07/2009
Brazil: Independence and Safety of Judges and Lawyers by Isabela Piacentini de Andrade … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: General Trends Concerning the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
15/07/2009
Sri Lanka: General Trends Concerning the Independence of Judges and Lawyers by Harini Sivalingam, Hons, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. … [Read more...]
