Argentina: Marcelino Altamirano, Human rights advocate
20/03/2003
Marcelino Altamirano, coordinator of the street children's home La Casita del Puente Afectivo (The Little House of the Bridge of Affection) in the city of Mendoza has been harassed on several occasions and has received threatening telephone calls. On August 29, 2003, his car was set fire to while … [Read more...]
Mexico: ARTURO REQUENSES GALNARES – Human Rights Defender for ACAT
26/12/2002
Arturo Requenses Galnares is a human rights defender for Acción de los Cristianos para la Abolición de la Tortura, (ACAT), Christian Action for the Abolition of Torture. Galnares has been working on several cases involving disappearances and allegations of torture in Mexico and has called for an … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Leopoldo Zeissig, Special Prosecuotor | Trial monitoring
25/10/2002
Leopoldo Zeissig was the prosecutor and investigator of the April 28 1998 murder of Monsignor Juan José Gerardi. Two days before his death, Gerardi as Director of the Human rights office of the Archdioces of Guatemala--ODHA had issued a 4-volume report on human rights abuses that occurred during … [Read more...]
Burma: Ko Htay, U Aung or Maung Htay, Aye Kyaw Zwa and others
04/10/2002
Ko Htay, U Aung or Maung Htay, Aye Kyaw Zwa and others At least 30 people, including 2 or 3 lawyers have been arrested and detained since September 25 2002. Their whereabouts is unknown and Amnesty International reports that they may be at risk of torture and/or ill treatment by the military. All … [Read more...]
Guatemala: ROBERTO ROMERO and CARMEN AIDA IBARRA
01/10/2002
LRWC received reports from a number of sources that there had been additional threats to the lives, personal security and independence of Roberto Romero and Carmen Aida Ibarra, advocates involved in the trial of General Edgar Augusto Godoy Gaytan, Colonel Juan Guillermo Ovica Carrera and Colonel … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: RABINDRA GHOSH – Lawyer
20/07/2002
Mr. Rabindra Ghosh, a Lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has experienced harassment, threats and physical abuse occasioned, in the opinion of Amnesty International, on his political orientation, his Hindu religious identity and his advocacy for stronger government measures to protect members … [Read more...]
CLAUDIO PANDOLFI – Lawyer
20/07/2002
On June 26, 2002, photographs were taken during disturbances in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province. These photographs were published in the Argentine press and clearly show police involvement in the events leading to the killing of Dario Santillan and Maximiliano Costeki. The photographs are also … [Read more...]
Mexico: MARIO CÉSAR ESCOBEDO ANAYA – lawyer
31/03/2002
Mario César Escobedo Anaya, a 29-year-old defense lawyer in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico was killed in a police chase on February 5, 2002. At the time of the shooting Escobedo Anaya was the defense lawyer for Gustavo Gonzalaz Meza, one of two men accused of murdering eleven women in Ciudad Juárez. The … [Read more...]
Guatemala: OVIDIO PAZ BAL
31/03/2002
Mr. Bal is the Legal Advisor of the Solola branch of the organization Defensoria Indigena (Indigenous Defence). The threats against Mr. Balm made in January 2002,('we are going to kill you, we are going to kill you') were believed to have been made by individuals or groups seeking to hinder the work … [Read more...]
Brazil: Maria Aparecida Denadai, Lawyer
07/02/2002
Maria Aparecida Denadai, a lawyer working in the state of Espirito Santo, near Rio de Janeiro, has received death threats. The threats may be linked to the killing of her brother Marcelo Denadai, also a lawyer, on 15 April 2002. Mr. Denadai was killed as he was preparing to reveal evidence on … [Read more...]
