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J. B. JEYARETNAM
26/03/2012
ABOUT J. B. JEYARETNAM Two appeals involving Singapore Parliamentarian and lawyer J.B. Jeyaretnam and freedom of speech issues were heard before Singapore's Court of Appeal in the week of July 23-28 2001. One appeal, relating to a bankruptcy order issued in January 2001 after JB Jeyaretnam … [Read more...]
Sierra Leone: HARRY YANSANEH – former editor of independent newspaper For di People
26/03/2012
Harry Yansaneh, former acting editor of the independent newspaper For di people, and member of the Sierra Leone Chapter of Amnesty International and of the National League for Human Rights, died on July 28th, 2005 as a result of violent beatings he had been subjected to on May 10th, 2005 by a group … [Read more...]
Sierra Leone Law Libraries Project
26/03/2012
Background: Between 1991 and 2000, the West African nation of Sierra Leone suffered a bloody and destructive civil war. Horrific war crimes and crimes against humanity were inflicted upon children, women and men. Buildings in urban areas, including the capital, Freetown, suffered serious damage, … [Read more...]
THE SIERRA LEONE LAW LIBRARIES PROJECT
26/03/2012
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada has joined forces with the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), in an effort to re-build Sierra Leone's legal research infrastructure by providing high quality text books, practitioners' materials, law reports and electronic resources to two law … [Read more...]
Messrs. Sulaiman al-Rashudi, lawyer, and others
26/03/2012
On February 3rd, 2007, at 3:00am, at least ten human rights defenders, including Messrs. Sulaiman al-Rashudi & Essam al-Basrawi - lawyers, Saud al-Hashimi - a doctor, Messrs. Musa al-Qirni and Abdel Rahman al-Shumayri - university professors, and Messrs. Abdelaziz al-Khariji and Al-Sharif Saif … [Read more...]
PATRICK FINUCANE – THE UNITED KINGDOM: NORTHERN IRELAND
26/03/2012
On February 12, 1989, Patrick Finucane was shot dead in front of his wife and three children by two masked gunmen. Patrick Finucane was a lawyer in Northern Ireland who had acted as defense counsel on many politically sensitive cases including, just before his assassination, a case alleging Royal … [Read more...]
Civic Strike, Maximo Abad and Guillermo Munoz
25/03/2012
On August 15th, 2005 residents of Sucumbios & Orellana, supported by the local elected officials, began an open-ended civic strike in Northern Ecuador. Amongst other reasons, the main reason for the strike was to cancel contracts made with two transnational oil companies, the U.S. based … [Read more...]
JHONNY JIMENEZ JIMENEZ and others – Human rights defenders
25/03/2012
JHONNY JIMENEZ JIMENEZ and other members of Servicio de Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice Service – SERPAJ) – Human rights defenders Amnesty International has expressed concern for the safety of Jhonny Jiménez Jiménez, President of the Servicio de Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice Service – … [Read more...]
GAO ZHISHENG – human and civil rights lawyer
25/03/2012
Gao Zhisheng, human and civil rights lawyer who recently urged Chinese leaders to end their persecution of Falun Gong, officially declared his resignation from the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities been harassing and threatening renowned Beijing human rights … [Read more...]
GAO ZHISHENG – human and civil rights lawyer (Update)
25/03/2012
Gao Zhisheng, human and civil rights lawyer who recently urged Chinese leaders to end their persecution of Falun Gong, officially declared his resignation from the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities been harassing and threatening renowned Beijing human rights … [Read more...]
