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Guatemala: Bishop Gerardi case
30/04/2005
ABOUT THE BISHOP GERARDI CASE On April 26, 1998, the founder of the Guatemalan Archdioceses' Office of Human Rights (ODHA) was murdered in the garage of San Sebastian Church in Antigua, the capital of Guatemala. Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedara's body was found next to his car in a pool of blood. Two … [Read more...]
LRWC Nepal Country Report: April 2005
30/04/2005
Morris, Catherine, BA, LLB, LLM Kingdom of Nepal Nepal's human rights situation has been very poor for a number of years. Its human rights situation is intertwined with political conflict involving an ongoing armed insurgency launched by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in 1996. Maoists … [Read more...]
LRWC Burma Country Report: April 2005
30/04/2005
Copeland, Paul The political situation in Burma is worse than before, if that is possible. Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is still under house arrest. This time she has been held for 22 months, and still counting. The other senior leader of the National League for Democracy, U Tin Oo, has been … [Read more...]
Release of Mr. Sati’ Mohamed Al-Hajj, human rights lawyer and others
28/04/2005
Re: Release of Mr. Sati' Mohamed Al-Hajj, human rights lawyer, Mr. Yusuf Hussein, Mr. Tariq Ahmed Gasim, aged 21, and Mr. Fawaz Salah Al-Sayed, aged 21; Release and Reports of torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Tariq Ahmed Gasim and Fawaz Salah Al-Sayed and others including children, aged 15 to … [Read more...]
Re: Francisco Lucio Franca, Isabel Peres, Jose de Jesus Filho (2)
25/04/2005
Re: Francisco Lucio Franca (m), lawyer Isabel Peres (f), Coordinator for ACAT-Brazil Jose de Jesus Filho (m), lawyer To: Exmo. Secretario de Seguranca Publica do Estado de Sao Paulo Exmo. Sr. Governador do Estado de Sao Paulo Exmo. Ministro da Justica From: P.G. Scambler, Member, … [Read more...]
Re: Francisco Lucio Franca, Isabel Peres , Jose de Jesus Filho (1)
25/04/2005
Re: Francisco Lucio Franca, advogado Isabel Peres , Coordenadora ACAT-Brasil Jose de Jesus Filho, advogado To: Exmo. Secretario de Seguranca Publica do Estado de Sao Paulo From: P.G. Scambler, Membro, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Date: 2005-04-25 Através da presente, expressamos … [Read more...]
Mr. Sati’ Mohamed Al-Hajj, human rights lawyer and others
23/04/2005
Re: Mr. Sati' Mohamed Al-Hajj, human rights lawyer, Mr. Yusuf Hussein, Mr. Tariq Ahmed Gasim, aged 21, and Mr. Fawaz Salah Al-Sayed, aged 21 and others To: Mr. Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, First Vice-President; Mr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, Minister of Foreign Affairs From: C. A. Morris, B.A., LL.B., … [Read more...]
Nasser Zarafchan
22/04/2005
Re: Nasser Zarafchan To: His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed 'Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Republic From: Catherine A. Morris, LL.B., LL.M. Date: 2005-04-22 We are writing to follow up our letters of November 15, 2001, July 23, 2002, and August 20, 2002 concerning Mr. Nasser Zarafchan, … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Rafique Al-Islam – Researcher
20/04/2005
Rafique Al-Islam, a campaigner against landmines in Bangladesh, was arrested at his home in Cox's Bazaar on 21August by soldiers of the Rapid Action Battalion. Mr. Al-Islam is the Coordinator of the ICBL's Treaty Implementation and Victim Assistance Working Group in Bangladesh, and is also the … [Read more...]
China: Guo Guoting, Lawyer
07/04/2005
In March 2005, the Shanghai Bureau of Justice banned accomplished Chinese lawyer Guo Guoting from practicing for one year. Charged with ¡°defiling and slandering¡± the Communist Party and government, this recent action is only the latest in a series of harassment Mr. Guo has faced in past months for … [Read more...]
