Publications

Death Threats Against Luis Alberto Pérez Barillas, Journalist Mariá del Rosaio Pérez Barillas and her children

Re: Death Threats Against Luis Alberto Pérez Barillas, Journalist Mariá del Rosaio Pérez Barillas and her children To: Nicolaz Garcí a Fuentes, Prosecutor From: Monique Pongracic-Speier of LRWC Date: 2003-07-11 LRWC is extremely concerned by information received from Amnesty … [Read more...]

Gazi Suliman, Lawyer

Re: Gazi Suliman, Lawyer To: Omar Hassan al-Bashir, President Of The Republic Of Sudan From: Monique Pongracic-Speier Of LRWC Date: 2003-07-08 LRWC is distressed by information received from the Sudan Organization Against Torture (“SOAT”) and Geneva-based Observatoire indicating that … [Read more...]

Judith Morán Cruz and Staff Members of Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala (“CERIGUA”)

Re: Judith Morán Cruz and Staff Members of Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala (“CERIGUA”) To: Marco Antonio Cortez Sis, Special Prosecutor From: Monique Pongracic-Speier of LRWC Date: 2003-07-07 LRWC is gravely concerned by information received from Amnesty International … [Read more...]

Abdussalam Muhamad Deli, Raja Ismail, Volunteers with PB-HAM East Aceh

Re: Abdussalam Muhamad Deli, Raja Ismail, Volunteers with PB-HAM East Aceh To: Mrs. Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of the Republic of Indonesia From: Monique Pongracic-Speier of LRWC Date: 2003-07-05 LRWC is gravely concerned by information received from the World Organization Against … [Read more...]

Vancouver lawyer doubts ‘suicide’ of Mexican human rights lawyer

Houle, Elizabeth A. THE LAWYERS WEEKLY, Vol. 23, No. 10, July 4 2003, page 16. The investigation into the shooting death of Mexican lawyer and human rights advocate Digna Ochoa took an abrupt twist when the Prosecutor began looking for indications that the death may have been suicide, not … [Read more...]

Nepal: RAM CHANDRA GIRI – Lawyer

Mr. Ram Chandra Giri is a lawyer working with Advocacy Forum, a legal aid organization in Nepal. Torture has been a longstanding concern in Nepal and is reported almost daily. Mr. Ram Chandra Giri reports having experienced intimidation by police commencing on May 15 2003 while he was visiting … [Read more...]

Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la PDH (Spanish)

Re: Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la Procuraduria de Derechos Humanos (PDH) (Spanish) To: President Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Attorney General Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta and Lic. Adolfo Reyes Calderon, Ministro de … [Read more...]

Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la PDH

Re: Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la Procuraduria de Derechos Humanos (PDH) To: President Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Attorney General Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta and Lic. Adolfo Reyes Calderon, Ministro de Gobernacion. From: … [Read more...]

Deepak Laya Magar Ram Kumar Karki Jairam Bhandari Ram Chandra Giri, Lawyer

Re: Deepak Laya Magar Ram Kumar Karki Jairam Bhandari Ram Chandra Giri, Lawyer To: Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand From: Catherine A. Morris of LRWC Date: 2003-06-19 We have received information from Amnesty International that Mr. Ram Chandra Giri has experienced intimidation by … [Read more...]

Edwin Juan Colindres, Local leader of Cimitéde Unidad Campesina Other members of the CUC

Re: Edwin Juan Colindres, Local leader of Cimitéde Unidad Campesina Other members of the CUC To: Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta, Attorney General From: Gail Davidson of LRWC Date: 2003-06-02 LRWC is concerned by reports that Mr. Colindres, a leader of the Cimitéde Unidad Campesina … [Read more...]