Guatemala: Iris Yassmin Barrios, Judge, and Conchita Mazariegos, Judge
01/12/2001
On March 22nd, 2001 two grenades were thrown in the yard of Judge Iris Yassmin Barrios. On March 24th, 2001 shots were fired at the door of Judge Conchita Mazariegos' home after she received threatening phone calls. These women are senior judges involved in a case involving members of Guatemala's … [Read more...]
DR. ROBERTO CORIA, DR. LINDOLFO BERTINAT, DR. VILDOR GARAVELLI, MATHILDE BRUERA
20/10/2001
In October and July 2000, Dr. Roberto Coria of Los Juicios por la Verdad, Dr. Lindolfo Bertinat, Dr. Vildor Garavelli, Mathilde Bruera and Daniel Luna all of Rosario Sante F?were subjected to letter bombs, office break-ins, threats and assaults. Many of these lawyers are directors of human rights … [Read more...]
MARIA DOLORES GOMEZ – Lawyer
20/09/2001
LRWC received information from the Argentine human rights group, Centre for Social and Legal Studies (Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS)) and the Centre for Justice and International Rights (Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL)), that an application had been made to … [Read more...]
MARIANO MANSILLA – Lawyer
20/06/2001
LRWC received a report from the Observatory in Geneva that the High Court of Neuquen province has asked the local Bar Association to issue sanctions against Mariano Mansilla, which could prevent him from practicing law. Mr. Mansillo, a founding member of Comité de Acción Jurídica de Argentina … [Read more...]
ALEJANDRO ACOSTA and DIEGO LAVADO
20/05/2001
On March 2nd 2001 and in October 2000 Carlos Varela, Alejandro Acosta and Diego Lavado were subjected to a number of forms of threat and intimidation; their offices have been broken into twice and defamatory statements made about them in the media. All of these acts have occurred since the lawyers … [Read more...]
Guatemala: ÁLVARO HUGO MARTINEZ PEREZ – Judge
31/03/2001
The Social Justice Committee of Montreal reported that on March 13th, 2001 a crowd of people murdered Judge Hugo Martinez Perez after an unpopular ruling in a rape case. LRWC ACTION LRWC wrote to urge that the murder be investigated, those who instigated the mob action be brought to justice, … [Read more...]
Bolivia: WALDO ALBARRACIN – Lawyer
28/02/2001
On February 22nd and 28th 2001 Waldo Albarracin, lawyer and President of the Bolivian Permanent Human Rights Assembly (APDH), received death threats believed to have been made in response to his work with APDH. APDH recently provided Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon with documents implicating the … [Read more...]
Burma: CHENG PO – Lawyer
08/10/2000
On September 13th 2000, lawyer Cheng Po(also spelled Chein Poe), as reported by IFEX, was convicted in prison where he had been held since his arrest in July. He was sentenced to two consecutive 7 year sentences for distributing foreign news articles. LRWC ACTION A letter was sent to the … [Read more...]
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...]
Letter Writing and Research Guide
10/07/2000
Please see the link below to access the Letter Writing and Research Guide Word Version … [Read more...]
