Publications
Rwanda: Lusambo wa Karume – lawyer
26/09/2000
On August 3, 2000 lawyer Lusambo wa Karume was reported by Amnesty International to have been arrested and held by the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie - Goma. [link to urgent action campagn] Lusambo wa Karume was reported [link to Amnesty International,, AI Index: 62/25/00] released … [Read more...]
Guatemala: MYNOR MELGAR
30/04/2000
On December 22nd 2000 Mynor Melgar lawyer for the human rights organization, Oficina Derechos Humanos del Arzobishpada de Guatemala (ODHAG) was threatened and his family held at gunpoint two days after Mr. Melgar announced plans by ODHAG to charge Efrain Rios Montt, retired general and leader of … [Read more...]
Protegiendo los Derechos Humanos a través de proteger a quienes los defienden
01/01/2000
LWRC exige al gobierno de Guatemala que garantice la seguridad de los abogados y jueces. Al LWRC le preocupa las amenazas contra la vida y la seguridad que varios abogados y jueces de Guatemala han recibido. El 8 de junio del 2001, en la ciudad de Guatemala, el tribunal tercero de sentencia falló … [Read more...]
CANADIAN LAWYERS CALL ON GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THEIR GUATEMALAN COUNTERPARTS
01/01/2000
Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is dismayed at the news of the sudden departure from Guatemala of the lead prosecutor in the Gerardi case, Leopoldo Zeissig, and his family. James Tate, the LRWC representative who monitored the final days of the Gerardi trial, met with Leopold Zeissig and … [Read more...]
ABOGADOS CANADIENSES RECLAMAN AL GOBIERNO DE GUATEMALA LA PROTECCION DE SUS COLEGAS GUATEMALTECOS (Spanish)
01/01/2000
El LRWC, organización de abogados canadienses, encuentra preocupante la noticia de la salida inesperada de Guatemala de Leopoldo Zeissig, fiscal en jefe en el proceso que investiga la muerte de Monseñor Gerardi. James Tate, miembro de LRWC quien estuvo presente en los últimos días del juicio en … [Read more...]
Abogados canadienses reclaman al Gobierno de Guatemala la proteccion de sus colegas Guatemaltecos
01/01/2000
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA El LRWC, organización de abogados canadienses, encuentra preocupante la noticia de la salida inesperada de Guatemala de Leopoldo Zeissig, fiscal en jefe en el proceso que investiga la muerte de Monseñor Gerardi. James Tate, miembro de LRWC quien estuvo presente en los … [Read more...]
Ricardo Lagunes Gasca y Carmen Aguilar Gómez
01/01/2000
Re: Ricardo Lagunes Gasca y Carmen Aguilar Gómez To: Lic. Juan Camilo Mouriño Terrazo, Secretaría de Gobernación, Chiapas From: Lic. Cara E.I. Gibbons, Miembro de LRWC Date: 0000-00-00 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) es un comité de abogados de Canadá que provee ayuda a personas … [Read more...]
Statements made by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs
01/01/2000
Re: Statements made by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Charles Stimson threatening the livelihood and reputation of attorneys acting for people detained in Guantánamo Bay prison. To: President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, Secretary of Defense Robert … [Read more...]
Syria: LRWC troubled by sentencing of Beirut-Damascus Declaration signatories
01/01/2000
Michael Macaulay Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is deeply troubled by the 13 May 2007 sentencing of Michel Kilo, President of the Organization for the Defence of Freedom of Speech and Press, and Mahmoud Issa, a human rights defender. Both men were sentenced to three years in prison for … [Read more...]
Syria Country Monitoring Report 2007
01/01/2000
Syria Country Monitoring Report 2007 by Michael Macaulay & Caitlin Fell … [Read more...]
