Tunisia: Mohamed Abbou, lawyer

Re: Mohamed Abbou, lawyer To: H.E. Mr. Bechir TAKKARI, Minister of Justice From: Charles B. Davison, member of LRWC Date: 2005-05-03 I am writing to you at this time concerning the case of Mohamed Abbou, who is a 39 year old lawyer and member of the National Council for Civil Liberties … [Read more...]

Mexico: LEONEL GUADALUPE RIVERO RODRIGUEZ – Lawyer

Leonel Guadalupe Rivero Rodriguez, leading human rights lawyer and a member of Tierra y Libertad has represented many politically sensitive in cases in Mexico. He represented students detained during mass arrests at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), National Autonomous University … [Read more...]

Guatemala: MYRNA MACK CASE

ABOUT THE MYRNA MACK CASE Myrna Elizabeth Mack Chang, a Guatemalan anthropologist investigating military atrocities in rural indigenous communities, was stabbed to death 27 times outside her office on September 11, 1990. According to Amnesty International, her murder occurred after the … [Read more...]

Guatemala: Bishop Gerardi case

ABOUT THE BISHOP GERARDI CASE On April 26, 1998, the founder of the Guatemalan Archdioceses' Office of Human Rights (ODHA) was murdered in the garage of San Sebastian Church in Antigua, the capital of Guatemala. Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedara's body was found next to his car in a pool of blood. Two … [Read more...]

LRWC Nepal Country Report: April 2005

Morris, Catherine, BA, LLB, LLM Kingdom of Nepal Nepal's human rights situation has been very poor for a number of years. Its human rights situation is intertwined with political conflict involving an ongoing armed insurgency launched by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in 1996. Maoists … [Read more...]

LRWC Burma Country Report: April 2005

Copeland, Paul The political situation in Burma is worse than before, if that is possible. Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is still under house arrest. This time she has been held for 22 months, and still counting. The other senior leader of the National League for Democracy, U Tin Oo, has been … [Read more...]

Release of Mr. Sati’ Mohamed Al-Hajj, human rights lawyer and others

Re: Release of Mr. Sati' Mohamed Al-Hajj, human rights lawyer, Mr. Yusuf Hussein, Mr. Tariq Ahmed Gasim, aged 21, and Mr. Fawaz Salah Al-Sayed, aged 21; Release and Reports of torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Tariq Ahmed Gasim and Fawaz Salah Al-Sayed and others including children, aged 15 to … [Read more...]

Re: Francisco Lucio Franca, Isabel Peres, Jose de Jesus Filho (2)

Re: Francisco Lucio Franca (m), lawyer Isabel Peres (f), Coordinator for ACAT-Brazil Jose de Jesus Filho (m), lawyer To: Exmo. Secretario de Seguranca Publica do Estado de Sao Paulo Exmo. Sr. Governador do Estado de Sao Paulo Exmo. Ministro da Justica From: P.G. Scambler, Member, … [Read more...]

Re: Francisco Lucio Franca, Isabel Peres , Jose de Jesus Filho (1)

Re: Francisco Lucio Franca, advogado Isabel Peres , Coordenadora ACAT-Brasil Jose de Jesus Filho, advogado To: Exmo. Secretario de Seguranca Publica do Estado de Sao Paulo From: P.G. Scambler, Membro, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Date: 2005-04-25 Através da presente, expressamos … [Read more...]

Mr. Sati’ Mohamed Al-Hajj, human rights lawyer and others

Re: Mr. Sati' Mohamed Al-Hajj, human rights lawyer, Mr. Yusuf Hussein, Mr. Tariq Ahmed Gasim, aged 21, and Mr. Fawaz Salah Al-Sayed, aged 21 and others To: Mr. Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, First Vice-President; Mr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, Minister of Foreign Affairs From: C. A. Morris, B.A., LL.B., … [Read more...]