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Pablo Xavier Ortiz, academic and adviser at Amazanga Institute
08/04/2004
Re: Pablo Xavier Ortiz, academic and adviser at Amazanga Institute To: Ing. Raúl Baca Carco, minister of the interior Dra. Mariana Yépez de Velasco, attorney general From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, member of LRWC Date: 2004-04-08 LRWC is gravely concerned by information received from … [Read more...]
Yaneth Montoya Martinez, Journalist; Ademir Luna, Journalist
05/04/2004
Re: Yaneth Montoya Martinez, Journalist; Ademir Luna, Journalist To: President Alvaro Uribe Velez, president of Guatemala From: Monique Pongracic-Speier Date: 2004-04-05 LRWC is gravely concerned about the safety of Ademir Luna, and his wife and fellow journalist, Yaneth Montoya … [Read more...]
Ecuador: Jose Serrano Salgado and other staff at CDES, Economic and Social Rights Centre-Human Rights Organization
03/04/2004
José Serrano Salgado, a member of the Ecuadorian non-governmental organization Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales (CDES), Economic and Social Rights Centre, was reportedly threatened with death on 25 April. José Serrano Salgado was travelling in his car on the North-South Road (Vía Norte-Sur), … [Read more...]
Thelma de Lam, Special Prosecutor for Human Rights Defenders
25/03/2004
Re: Thelma de Lam, Special Prosecutor for Human Rights Defenders To: Luis Alfonso Rosales Marroquin, Procurador General de la Nacion and Lic. Manuel Arturo Soto Aguirre Ministro de Gobernacion From: Heather Neun, LL.B., B.A., M.Phil. Date: 2004-03-25 I write on behalf of Lawyers’ Rights … [Read more...]
Roldolfo Ríos Lozano—human rights lawyer
19/03/2004
Re: Roldolfo Ríos Lozano—human rights lawyer To: Presidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez and Dr. Luis Camilo Osorio, Fiscal General de la Nacion From: Gail Davidson, LRWC Director Date: 2004-03-19 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada is a committee of Canadian lawyers that provides support internationally … [Read more...]
Guatemala: THELMA DE LAM, Lawyer
15/03/2004
Thelma de Lam is the Special Prosecutor for Defenders of Human Rights in Guatemala. Ms. Lam was appointed to this position in May 2003. The Guatemalan state has given her unit the mandate to investigate crimes committed against human rights activists. LRWC is concerned about the safety of Ms. Lam, … [Read more...]
Nepal: BAL KRISHNA DEVKOTA, lawyer; DHANANJAY KHANAL, lawyer
26/02/2004
Nepal lawyers Bal Krishna Devkota and Chananjay Khanal were reported to have been arrested at their homes on the evening of February 21st 2004 and were then held incommunicado. Three people in plain clothes, who identified themselves as security forces personnel, reportedly came to Bal Krishna's … [Read more...]
Nepal: LOK KRISHNA BHATTARAI –politician and lawyer
26/02/2004
Nepal lawyer and politician, Lok Krishna Bhattarai was reportedly arrested on 18 February by four men in plain clothes claiming to be security forces personnel. His whereabouts are now unknown and Amnesty International reports concern that he may have 'disappeared'. The men arrived at his house … [Read more...]
Re: Erastótenes de Almeida Gonçalves and others (1)
26/02/2004
Re: Erastótenes de Almeida Gonçalves, Nelson José da Silva, João Batista Soares Lages, Aílton Pereira de Oliveira To: Excelentíssimo Senhor Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil From: Jenna Virk Date: 2004-02-26 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”), a committee of Canadian … [Read more...]
Lok Krishna Bhattarai; Dhananjay Khanal; Bal Krishna Devkota
20/02/2004
Re: Lok Krishna Bhattarai; Dhananjay Khanal; Bal Krishna Devkota To: General Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Army Staff From: Heather D. Neun of LRWC, B.A., M. Phil., LL.B. Date: 2004-02-20 I write on behalf of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LWRC”). LWRC is a committee of Canadian lawyers … [Read more...]
