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Full PDF Version PATRICK FINUCANE – THE UNITED KINGDOM: NORTHERN IRELAND On February 13th 1989, Patrick Finucane was shot dead in front of his wife and three children by 3 masked men. Patrick Finucane was a lawyer in Northern Ireland who had acted as defense counsel on many politically … [Read more...]
Re: Maria Aparecida Denadai, lawyer To: Exmo. Governador de Espirito Santo, Sr. Paulo Cesar Hartung Gomes and others From: Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes, Monitor para o Brasil, LRWC; Gail Davidson, Directora, LRWC Date: 2006-02-07 Através da presente, expressamos respeitosamente nossa … [Read more...]
Re: Arnold Tsunga - Lawyer To: Mr. Robert G. Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, and others From: Charles B. Davison, member of LRWC Date: 2006-02-06 I am writing concerning the case of Arnold Tsunga, who is a well-known lawyer in your country and who is presently believed to be under threat … [Read more...]
Re: Dante Almaraz – Human rights lawyer To: Lic. Jose Reyes Baeza Terrazas, Gobernador del Estado de Chihuahua From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, LRWC Mexico Monitor Date: 2006-01-26 I write to express LRWC’s sadness, horror and disappointment at the recent murder of lawyer Dante … [Read more...]
Re: Mr. U Aye Myint, Human Rights Lawyer To: Senior General Than Shwe, Ministry of Defence From: Paul Copeland, LRWC Date: 2006-01-25 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) is a committee of Canadian lawyers providing support internationally to advocates whose rights, safety, or … [Read more...]
Stanislav Dmitrievsky, Executive Manager of RCFS and chief editor of the Pravozaschita newspaper, a joint publication by RCFS and the Nizhny Novgorod Society for Human Rights (NNSHR). On January 11, 2006, Mr. Vladimir Demidov, Prosecutor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, expressed his firm belief … [Read more...]
Re: Stanislav Dimtrievsky To: President Vladimir Putin From: Charles B. Davison Date: 2006-01-20 I am writing to you once again concerning the case of Stanislaw Dmitrievsky, who is on trial in the Nizhny Novgorod Region as a result of his having published statements of two Chechen … [Read more...]
Re: Members of CUD To: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi From: Charles B. Davidson Date: 2006-01-20 I am writing to you once again concerning the many arrests of a large number of persons who peacefully demonstrated against the results of parliamentary elections in your country in November … [Read more...]
Re: Somchai Neelpaphaijit, human rights lawyer To: Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister From: Gail Davidson, Director, LRWC Date: 2006-01-09 We are aware of the serious situation of insecurity in the south part of Thailand and the various efforts of your government to address the … [Read more...]
Re: Arrest of Martín Barrios Hernández, human rights defender To: Lic. Mario Marin Torres, Gobernado del Estado de Puebla and others From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, LRWC Mexico Monitor Date: 2006-01-04 I write to express LRWC’s serious concern about the arrest of, and proceedings … [Read more...]
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