Manuel de Jesús Barquí n Durán, Special Prosecutor for Guatemalan Public Prosecutors Office has been the target of death threats and an apparent assassination attempt. At the time of the threats and the attack Mr. Durán, was working on three cases that either involve allegations of misconduct by … [Read more...]
Mr. Samuel Alfonso Castellanos Piñón, lawyer, and Ms. Beatriz Casas Arellanes, lawyer, and others
05/04/2003
Re: Mr. Samuel Alfonso Castellanos Piñón, lawyer, and Ms. Beatriz Casas Arellanes, lawyer, and others working with the Oaxaca regional office of Acción de los Cristianos para la Abolición de la Tortura (ACAT); Mr. Carlos Cruz Mozo and Members of the Organización Indígena de Inocencio; and Mr. … [Read more...]
Mr. Akhtar Baloch, coordinator of the Hyderabad office of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
03/04/2003
Re: Mr. Akhtar Baloch, coordinator of the Hyderabad office of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) To: President Pervez Musharef From: Brian Donovan of LRWC Date: 2003-04-03 I write as a member of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, a committee of Canadian lawyers whose mandate is to … [Read more...]
AKHTAR BALOCH – Human Rights Advocate
31/03/2003
Akhtar Baloch is the coordinator of the Hyderabad office of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). HRCP reports on human rights violations by the government of Pakistan. On March 23rd 2003 Akhtar Baloch was abducted by five armed men. Mr. Baloch who was released three days later, is alleged … [Read more...]
Singapore: Addendum: Chee Soon Juan Trial
24/03/2003
Singapore: Addendum: Chee Soon Juan Trial by Howard Rubin … [Read more...]
Argentina: Marcelino Altamirano, Human rights advocate
20/03/2003
Marcelino Altamirano, coordinator of the street children's home La Casita del Puente Afectivo (The Little House of the Bridge of Affection) in the city of Mendoza has been harassed on several occasions and has received threatening telephone calls. On August 29, 2003, his car was set fire to while … [Read more...]
Leonel Rivero Rodriguez
12/03/2003
Re: Leonel Rivero Rodriguez To: Lic. Bernardo Bátiz Vázquez, Procurador General de Justicia del D. F. From: Gail Davidson Date: 2003-03-12 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada is a committee of Canadian lawyers that provides support internationally to lawyers in danger and promotes the … [Read more...]
Sergio Dante Amaraz y Miriam Garcia and Blanca Guadalupe Lopez
12/03/2003
Re: Sergio Dante Amaraz y Miriam Garcia and Blanca Guadalupe Lopez; investigacion de la muerte de Mario Escobedo Anaya To: General Rafael Marcial Macedo de la Concha, Procurador General de la Republica From: Nerys Poole (sra.) Abogada y miembro de LRWC Date: 2003-03-12 Ref. la seguridad … [Read more...]
Samuel Alfonso Castellanos Pinon; Beatriz Casas Arellanes; and others
09/03/2003
Re: Samuel Alfonso Castellanos Pinon; Beatriz Casas Arellanes; and others To: Lic. Jose Murat Casab, Gobernador del Estado de Oaxaca From: Dr. Brian Donovan Date: 2003-03-09 I write as a member of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, a committee of Canadian lawyers whose mandate is to monitor … [Read more...]
Ernesto Ledesma Arronte, director of CAPISE
17/02/2003
Re: Ernesto Ledesma Arronte, director of Centro de Análisis Político e Investigaciones Sociales y Económicas (CAPISE) To: Attorney General of Chiapas, Minister of the Interior Lic. Santiago Creel and Governor of Chiapas Pablo Salazar Mendiguchia From: Gail Davidson, Director, Lawyers Rights … [Read more...]
