Guatemala Campaigns

Threats against Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Francisco Menchú and other FRMT staff

Re: Threats against Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Francisco Menchú and other Fundación Rigoberta Menchú Tum ("FRMT") staff. To: Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Presidente de la República de Guatemala From: Heather Neun, LRWC member Date: 2003-08-15 I write on behalf of Lawyers' Rights Watch … [Read more...]

Threats against Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Francisco Menchú and other FRMT staff

Re: Threats against Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Francisco Menchú and other Fundación Rigoberta Menchú Tum ("FRMT") staff. To: Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Presidente de la República de Guatemala From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, LRWC member Date: 2003-08-15 Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada … [Read more...]

CARMAN JUDITH MORAN CRUZ – Journalist

Carmen Judith Moran Cruz is a regional reporter for the news service agency, Center for Information on Guatemala (CERIGUA), in the town of Salama. On June 29th 2003 she received two death threats from an unidentified caller demanding her resignation from CERIGUA. In February, her bag containing … [Read more...]

Jose Israel Lopez Lopez

Re: Jose Israel Lopez Lopez, Auxiliar (Regional Rep.) Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la Procuraduria de Derechos Humanos (PDH) Thelma de Lam, Special Prosecutor for Defenders of Human Rights Marines Martinez, Assistant Prosecutor To: Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, President of the Republic of … [Read more...]

El asesinato de José Israel López

Re: El asesinato de José Israel López, Auxiliar de la Procuraduría de Derechos Humanos La seguridad de Thelma de Lam, Fiscal Especial para los Defensores de los DDHH y de Marines Martínez, Fiscal Auxiliar para los Defensores de los DDHH To: Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Presidente; From: Gail … [Read more...]

Death Threats Against Luis Alberto Pérez Barillas, Journalist Mariá del Rosaio Pérez Barillas and her children

Re: Death Threats Against Luis Alberto Pérez Barillas, Journalist Mariá del Rosaio Pérez Barillas and her children To: Nicolaz Garcí a Fuentes, Prosecutor From: Monique Pongracic-Speier of LRWC Date: 2003-07-11 LRWC is extremely concerned by information received from Amnesty … [Read more...]

Judith Morán Cruz and Staff Members of Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala (“CERIGUA”)

Re: Judith Morán Cruz and Staff Members of Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala (“CERIGUA”) To: Marco Antonio Cortez Sis, Special Prosecutor From: Monique Pongracic-Speier of LRWC Date: 2003-07-07 LRWC is gravely concerned by information received from Amnesty International … [Read more...]

Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la PDH (Spanish)

Re: Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la Procuraduria de Derechos Humanos (PDH) (Spanish) To: President Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Attorney General Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta and Lic. Adolfo Reyes Calderon, Ministro de … [Read more...]

Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la PDH

Re: Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la Procuraduria de Derechos Humanos (PDH) To: President Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Attorney General Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta and Lic. Adolfo Reyes Calderon, Ministro de Gobernacion. From: … [Read more...]

Edwin Juan Colindres, Local leader of Cimitéde Unidad Campesina Other members of the CUC

Re: Edwin Juan Colindres, Local leader of Cimitéde Unidad Campesina Other members of the CUC To: Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta, Attorney General From: Gail Davidson of LRWC Date: 2003-06-02 LRWC is concerned by reports that Mr. Colindres, a leader of the Cimitéde Unidad Campesina … [Read more...]