Publications
Nepal: RITA MAHATO and DEV KUMARI MAHARA, members of the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Sahara District, Nepal.
20/06/2007
Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara are members of the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Sihara district, Nepal and defenders of the rights of women and Dalits. After documenting two cases of rape in April and May, 2007 and providing assistance to the victims in accessing justice … [Read more...]
Mr. Jitman Basnet, lawyer
20/06/2007
Re: Mr. Jitman Basnet, lawyer To: His Majesty King Gyanendra and others From: Catherine Morris, LRWC, and others Date: 2007-06-20 It is reported that on May 21, 2007 at approximately 6.15 pm, Mr. Basnet received an anonymous call from a public telephone booth in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, in … [Read more...]
Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara, Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC)
20/06/2007
Re: Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara, Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC). Siraha district, Nepal To: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and others From: Catherine Morris, LRWC Date: 2007-06-20 We are concerned about reports we have received about threats and harassment … [Read more...]
Alfatih Abdallah and others, lawyers and journalists
19/06/2007
Re: Alfatih Abdallah and others, lawyers and journalists To: Mr. Muhammad Ali-al-Maradhi, Minister of Justice and Attorney General From: Joseph Hoffer, LRWC Date: 2007-06-19 I am writing to appeal to you to urge the authorities under your control to give the above-named men immediate and … [Read more...]
Parvez Aslam Choudhry
06/06/2007
Re: Parvez Aslam Choudhry To: President Pervez Musharaf, Pakistan Secretariat From: Benjamin D. Levine Date: 2007-06-26 LRWC is gravely concerned for the safety and well-being of Mr. Parvez Aslam Choudhry, a lawyer, because of acts of violence and intimidation perpetrated against him. … [Read more...]
Ms. Bahareh Hedayat – Lawyer, Detained in Evin Prison, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
31/05/2007
Re: Ms. Bahareh Hedayat – Lawyer, Detained in Evin Prison, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran To: His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei From: Tina Parbhakar, LRWC Date: 2007-05-31 LRWC has received information that Ms. Bahareh Hedayat has been condemned to a suspended sentence of 2 … [Read more...]
Lydia Cacho (f), journalist and human rights defender
23/05/2007
Re: Lydia Cacho (f), journalist and human rights defender To: Attorney Generals and Secretary of the Interior From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, Mexico Monitor, LRWC Date: 2007-05-23 I write to express LRWC’s concern about an apparent attempt on the life of journalist and human rights … [Read more...]
Zimbabwe: Andrew Makoni and Alec Muchadehama
17/05/2007
Re: Andrew Makoni and Alec Muchadehama To: The President of Zimbabwe and others From: Charles B Davison, member of LRWC Date: 2007-05-17 I am once again writing to you as a result of my concern about reports of a number of serious incidents of violence and illegal conduct in which your … [Read more...]
Mexico: Yesica Sánchez Maya, lawyer, human rights defender; Aline Castellanos Jurado, human rights defender
09/05/2007
Yesica Sánchez Maya (f), lawyer, human rights defender and Aline Castellanos Jurado (f), human rights defender, have been documenting and publicizing human rights violations that have taken place in Oaxaca since the beginning of widespread protests in June. They are now facing arrests on charges … [Read more...]
Yesica Sánchez Maya (f), lawyer and human rights defender
09/05/2007
Re: Yesica Sánchez Maya (f), lawyer and human rights defender; Aline Castellanos Jurado (f), human rights defender To: President of Mexico government and others From: Monique Pongracic-Speier, LRWC Mexico monitor Date: 2007-05-09 I write to express LRWC’s continued serious concern about … [Read more...]
