Guatemala: MYRNA MACK CASE
30/04/2005
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
30/04/2005
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...]
Bangladesh: Rafique Al-Islam – Researcher
20/04/2005
Rafique Al-Islam, a campaigner against landmines in Bangladesh, was arrested at his home in Cox's Bazaar on 21August by soldiers of the Rapid Action Battalion. Mr. Al-Islam is the Coordinator of the ICBL's Treaty Implementation and Victim Assistance Working Group in Bangladesh, and is also the … [Read more...]
China: Guo Guoting, Lawyer
07/04/2005
In March 2005, the Shanghai Bureau of Justice banned accomplished Chinese lawyer Guo Guoting from practicing for one year. Charged with ¡°defiling and slandering¡± the Communist Party and government, this recent action is only the latest in a series of harassment Mr. Guo has faced in past months for … [Read more...]
KHUN TUN OO, SAI NYUNT LWIN, SAI HLA AUNG, SAO KYAR OO and others
08/03/2005
KHUN TUN OO – Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) Chair, SAI NYUNT LWIN – SNLD Secretar, SAI HLA AUNG – SNLD Central Committee Member, SAO KYAR OO – SNLD Member, U MYINT THAN - Shan New Generation Youth Member, GENERAL HSO TEN – Shan State Peace Council (SSPC) Chairman, U SHWE OHN – … [Read more...]
Mexico: Digna Ochoa y Plácido, lawyer
28/02/2005
ABOUT THE DIGNA OCHOA CASE: Digna Ochoa y Plácido, human rights lawyers was murdered in her Mexico City office on October 19th 2001: Ms Ochoa was shot in the leg and head with a .22 caliber weapon. At the time of her death, it was widely believed that Digna Ochoa was murdered because of her … [Read more...]
MAKHMUT MAGOMADOV – Human Rights Lawyer
22/02/2005
On January 20, 2005, Makhmut Magomadov (spelling amended) was seized by armed men in Gozny. Mr. Magomadov has not been seen or heard from since this incident. The Staropromyslovskii district procuracy and the Staropromyslovskii district police claim that Magomadov was released on January 23, 2005. … [Read more...]
Ecuador: MARLON SANTI – President of the Sarayaku Association
11/01/2005
MARLON SANTI – President of the Sarayaku Association, Candidate for the Presidency of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador On December 21, 2004, Marlon Santi, President of the Sarayaku Association and a candidate for the presidency of the Confederation of Indigenous … [Read more...]
Philippines: ALLIANCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEOPLE’S RIGHTS (KARAPATAN) ECUMENCIAL MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE (EMJP)
27/09/2004
On October 9, 2004, at approximately 3:15 am staff and members of KARAPATAN and EMJP, as well as some of there families and victims of human rights abuses who were staying at the compound, were awakened by 5 masked men shouting hostilities and banging loudly at the gate. Reportedly, the men also … [Read more...]
Edda Gaviola and other members of CALDH–Human rights defenders
29/07/2004
On 14 July 2004, the home of Edda Gaviola, director of the Centro para Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos (CALDH), the Centre for Human Rights Legal Action, was broken into. Nothing was stolen, but intimidating messages were left. The following day Edda Gaviola returned home accompanied by United … [Read more...]
