Arrest of Martín Barrios Hernández, human rights defender
04/01/2006
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...]
Cambodia: Kem Sokha, Pa Nguon Teang, Yeng Virak and others, human rights defenders | Letter
04/01/2006
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) President, Mr. Kem Sokha, and Mr. Yeng Virak, Director of Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) and member of organizing committee of the International Human Rights Day celebration on 10 December 2005, were arrested on separate occasions on 31 December 2005 … [Read more...]
Re: Kem Sokha, Yeng Virak, Pa Nguon Teang and others
04/01/2006
Re: Kem Sokha, Yeng Virak, Pa Nguon Teang and others, human rights defenders To: H.E. Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister and others From: Gail Davidson, Director, LRWC Date: 2006-01-04 We are writing to express our strong concern about recent arrests and charges against leaders of human … [Read more...]
Syria: The Need to Reform Monitoring of States of Emergency
02/12/2005
Syria: The Need to Reform Monitoring of States of Emergency by Michael Macaulay … [Read more...]
Mexico: GUSTAVO JIMENEZ PEREZ & LUIS GABRIAL REMIERZ CUEVAS – members of Civic Alliance-Chiapas
01/12/2005
Gustavo Jiménez Pérez, male, member of the Civic Alliance-Chiapas was severely beaten on November 20th, 2005, by six men who forced their way into his house and threatened to kill him. Perez and his housemate, Luis Gabriel Ramírez Cuevas, (also male), have recently been involved in exposing … [Read more...]
Guastavo Jimenez Perez & Luis Gabriel Ramirez Cuevas & members of Alianza Civica-Chiapas
01/12/2005
Re: Guastavo Jimenez Perez & Luis Gabriel Ramirez Cuevas & members of Alianza Civica-Chiapas To: Governor Pablo Salazar Mendiguichia, Attorney General de Justicia del Estado de Chiapas & Mr. Minister Ricardo Sepulveda From: Monique Pongracic-Speier Date: 2005-12-01 I write to … [Read more...]
Stanislaw Dmitrievsky and Bill Bowring
22/11/2005
Re: Stanislaw Dmitrievsky and Bill Bowring To: President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin From: Charles B. Davison, member of LRWC Date: 2005-11-22 I am writing to you at this time concerning the situation of Mr. Bill Bowring, who is a well-known and highly respected British lawyer known for … [Read more...]
Harry Yansaneh (deceased), human rights advocate
21/11/2005
Re: Harry Yansaneh (deceased), human rights advocate To: President of the Republic of Sierra Leone From: Monique Pongracic-Speier Date: 2005-11-21 LRWC has learned from the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders of some recent but distributing developments in the case … [Read more...]
Members of CUD (1)
15/11/2005
Re: Members of CUD To: Meles Zenawi, Assefa Kesito, Workneh Gebeyehu From: Charles B. Davidson Date: 2005-11-15 I am writing to you at this time concerning the recent arrests of a number of persons who peacefully demonstrated against the results of parliamentary elections in your … [Read more...]
Re: Mr. U Aye Myint, Human Rights Lawyer (2)
15/11/2005
Re: Mr. U Aye Myint, Human Rights Lawyer To: Dr. Tun Shin, Director General, Office of the Attorney General From: Paul Copeland, LRWC Date: 2005-11-15 I am writing as a member of LRWC, in response to information obtained from sources in Myanmar indicating that U Aye Myint, a lawyer from … [Read more...]
