Tatiana Morales Valdizon is the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights Defenders for the Public Prosecutors Office of Guatemala. Tatiana Morales Valdizon has the specific mandate of investigating human rights violations committed against human rights defenders. LRWC received reports from a number of … [Read more...]
Zimbabwe: Situation of Lawyers, Human Rights Defenders and Others in Zimbabwe
29/01/2003
Re: Situation of Lawyers, Human Rights Defenders and Others in Zimbabwe To: Hon. Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada From: Catherine Morris, BA, LLB, LLM, member LRWC Date: 2003-01-29 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers, provides support … [Read more...]
Re: Elma Novais, Lawyer
15/01/2003
Re: Elma Novais, Lawyer To: Sr. Gustavo Augusto Rodrigues de LIMA, Secretary of Defense for the State of Pernambuco From: Paulo de Torso Lugan Arantes Date: 2003-01-15 'Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada' presents you this very communication to show its concern with the security of Dr. Elma … [Read more...]
Mexico: ARTURO REQUENSES GALNARES – Human Rights Defender for ACAT
26/12/2002
Arturo Requenses Galnares is a human rights defender for Acción de los Cristianos para la Abolición de la Tortura, (ACAT), Christian Action for the Abolition of Torture. Galnares has been working on several cases involving disappearances and allegations of torture in Mexico and has called for an … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Leopoldo Zeissig, Special Prosecuotor | Trial monitoring
25/10/2002
Leopoldo Zeissig was the prosecutor and investigator of the April 28 1998 murder of Monsignor Juan José Gerardi. Two days before his death, Gerardi as Director of the Human rights office of the Archdioces of Guatemala--ODHA had issued a 4-volume report on human rights abuses that occurred during … [Read more...]
Digna Ochoa y Plácido Human Rights Centre (english)
24/10/2002
LRWC and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales applaud the creation the Digna Ochoa y Plácido Human Rights Centre and support the continuation of Digna Ochoa's human rights advocacy by the Centre. Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and … [Read more...]
Digna Ochoa y Plácido Human Rights Centre
24/10/2002
LRWC and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales applaud the creation the Digna Ochoa y Plácido Human Rights Centre and support the continuation of Digna Ochoa's human rights advocacy by the Centre. --Spanish Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) y Bar Human Rights Committee of England … [Read more...]
Burma: Ko Htay, U Aung or Maung Htay, Aye Kyaw Zwa and others
04/10/2002
Ko Htay, U Aung or Maung Htay, Aye Kyaw Zwa and others At least 30 people, including 2 or 3 lawyers have been arrested and detained since September 25 2002. Their whereabouts is unknown and Amnesty International reports that they may be at risk of torture and/or ill treatment by the military. All … [Read more...]
Guatemala: ROBERTO ROMERO and CARMEN AIDA IBARRA
01/10/2002
LRWC received reports from a number of sources that there had been additional threats to the lives, personal security and independence of Roberto Romero and Carmen Aida Ibarra, advocates involved in the trial of General Edgar Augusto Godoy Gaytan, Colonel Juan Guillermo Ovica Carrera and Colonel … [Read more...]
Nepal: HARI PRASAD PHUYAL – Lawyer
21/09/2002
Hari Prsad Phuyal was arrested by police on May 22nd 2004, at around 7:00am at his home at Himalipath, Biratnagar. He was held at the District Police Office in Biratnagar for two days, and then was transferred to a Morang prison under a preventive detention order. At first his family and a lawyer … [Read more...]
