Burma: U AYE MYINT – Human Rights Lawyer
20/07/2006
Aye Myint, a prominent lawyer from Pegu in central Burma, was released from prison on July 8th, 2006 following intense international pressure and attention, including letters from LRWC. He served 11 months of his seven year sentence He had been detained for allegedly supplying the International … [Read more...]
Wasant Panich – Lawyer and human rights defender
09/07/2006
Re: Wasant Panich – Lawyer and human rights defender To: H.E. Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister From: C.A. Morris, LRWC Thailand Country Monitor Date: 2006-07-09 We are alarmed about a report that a National Human Rights Commissioner, Wasant Panich, experienced a possible … [Read more...]
Zimbabwe: Bishop Kadenge, Church Leader
05/07/2006
Re: Bishop Kadenge, Church Leader To: Mr. Khembo Mohadi, Ministry of Home Affairs From: Charles B. Davison, LWRC member Date: 2006-07-05 I am writing concerning the case and situation of Bishop Kadenge (a Minister with the Methodist Church Harare West District) who is presently under … [Read more...]
Concepion Jayme-Brizuela, Beverly Musni and Romeo T. Capulong
04/07/2006
Re: Concepion Jayme-Brizuela, Beverly Musni and Romeo T. Capulong To: H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of teh Philippines From: Luningning Alcuitas-Imperial, LRWC Philippine monitor Date: 2006-07-04 As an organization of lawyers in Canada defending human rights, we … [Read more...]
Radwan Ziadeh – Director, Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies
03/07/2006
Re: Radwan Ziadeh – Director, Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies To: H.E. President Bashar al-Assad and others From: Michael M. Macaulay, LRWC Date: 2006-07-03 This letter is in regards to the prevention of Mr. Radwan Ziadeh from traveling outside of Syria on June 26, 2006. Mr. … [Read more...]
Mr. Saleh Kamrani
27/06/2006
Re: Mr. Saleh Kamrani To: Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, President Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and others From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director of LRWC Date: 2006-06-27 LRWC has serious concerns regarding lawyer Saleh Kamrani who was abducted by your security forces on June 14, 2006. Mr. … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Oscar Humberto Duarte Paíz, René Guzmán Quiñónez, and others
21/06/2006
Oscar Humberto Duarte Paíz, member of the board of the Asociación Integral para el Desarollo de Ciudad Quetzal (ASIDECQ), Association for the Development of Quetzal City, was kidnapped on 24 May 2006 by six men carrying machine guns and wearing bullet-proof vests. Other members of the … [Read more...]
Oscar Humberto Duarte Paíz, René Guzmán Quiñónez, and other members of ASIDECQ
21/06/2006
Re: Oscar Humberto Duarte Paíz, René Guzmán Quiñónez, and other members of the Asociación Integral para el Desarollo de Ciudad Quetzal (ASIDECQ), Association for the Development of Quetzal City To: Fiscal General de la República y jefe del Ministerio Público, Juan Luis Florido From: James P. … [Read more...]
Mexico: ERICA SERRANO FRIAS – Lawyer, NOÉ AGUIRRE OROZCO – Member of “ROGAZ”
20/06/2006
ERICA SERRANO FRIAS – Lawyer representing environmentalist network “ROGAZ” and her family NOÉ AGUIRRE OROZCO – Member of “ROGAZ” and his family On 23 February 2006 a hand grenade was found outside a restaurant owned by lawyer Erica Serrano Farías’ family in Zihuatanejo. Ms. Serrano’s clients … [Read more...]
Erica Serrano Farías, Lawyer, and Her Family; Noé Aguirre Orozco and his Family
20/06/2006
Re: Erica Serrano Farías, Lawyer, and Her Family Noé Aguirre Orozco and his Family To: Lic. Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo, Gobernador Electo del Estado de Guerrero and others From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, LRWC Mexico Monitor Date: 2006-06-20 On March 13, 2006, I wrote to then … [Read more...]
