Re: Draft Penal Code: Criminal defamation

Re: Draft Penal Code: Criminal defamation To: H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister, and others From: Catherine Morris, Member of LRWC Date: 2006-05-02 LRWC welcomed news earlier this year of the withdrawal of complaints under Article 63 of the UNTAC law against a number of individuals, … [Read more...]

Turkey: Mr. Ali Oncu. Mr. Edip Yasar, and others | Letter

Re: Mr. Ali Oncu. Mr. Edip Yasar, and others To: Mr. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey From: Russell C. MacKay, member of LRWC Date: 2006-04-13 I am writing, as a member of LRWC, in response to information obtained from the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights … [Read more...]

Turkey: Mr. Ali Oncu, Mr. Edip Yasar, and others | Letter

Re: Mr. Ali Oncu, Mr. Edip Yasar, and others To: Mr. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey From: Charles B. Davison, member of LRWC Date: 2006-04-11 I am writing to you at this time concerning the situation of a number of lawyers and other human rights defenders in your country … [Read more...]

Tunisia: Mohamed Abbou

Re: Mohamed Abbou To: H.E. Mr. Bechir TAKKARI, Minister of Justice From: Charles B. Davison Date: 2006-04-04 We are again writing to you concerning the situation of Mohamed Abbou, a lawyer working for the protection and respect of human rights in Tunisia who has been himself targeted, … [Read more...]

Mexico: Ernesto Ledesma Arronte – Human rights defender

Ernesto Ledesma Arronte, director and founder member of human rights organization Centro de Análisis Político e Investigaciones Sociales y Económicas (CAPISE – Centre for Political Analysis and Social and Economic Research) in the state of Chiapas, is reportedly being intimidated because of his … [Read more...]

Zimbabwe: Jennifer Williams, Magodonga Mahlangu, Emily Mpofu and Maria Moyo

Re: Jennifer Williams, Magodonga Mahlangu, Emily Mpofu and Maria Moyo To: President of Zimbabwe, Mr. Robert G. Mugabe and others From: Charles B. Davison Date: 2006-03-27 I am writing concerning Jennifer Williams, Magodonga Mahlangu, Emily Mpofu and Maria Moyo, who, along with about 180 … [Read more...]

Ammar Qurabi – Human rights defender

Re: Ammar Qurabi – Human rights defender To: President Bashar al-Assad and others From: Michael M. Macaulay, LRWC Date: 2006-03-16 This letter is in regards to the arrest and detention of Mr. Ammar Qurabi, the Media Manager of the Arab Organization for Human Rights – Syria (AOHR-S) on … [Read more...]

Erica Serrano Farías – Lawyer

Re: Erica Serrano Farías - Lawyer To: Lic. Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo, Gobernador Electo del Estado de Guerrero and others From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, LRWC Mexico Monitor Date: 2006-03-13 LRWC writes to express serious concern for the safety of Erica Serrano Farías and her … [Read more...]

Ernesto Ledesma Arronte, Director of CAPISE

Re: Ernesto Ledesma Arronte, Director of Centro de Análisis Político e Investigaciones Sociales y Económicas (CAPISE) To: Lic. Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía, Gobernador del Estado de Chiapas and others From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, LRWC Mexico Monitor Date: 2006-03-13 I write to express … [Read more...]

Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, Labor leader, and others.

Re: Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, Labor leader, and others. To: H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Phillippines and others From: Ms. Luningning Alcuitas-Imperial, LRWC Date: 2006-03-01 As an organization of lawyers in Canada defending human rights, we strongly … [Read more...]