Reports

Crime and Punishment: An End to Impunity?

08/11/2009

Crime and Punishment: An End to Impunity? by Gail Davidson … [Read more...]

Syria: Detention of Haytham al-Maleh, lawyer

06/11/2009

Re: Detention of Haytham al-Maleh To: President Bashar al-Assad; General Basam Abd Al-Majid; Muhammad al-Ghafari From: Michael M. Macaulay, LRWC Member Date: 2009-11-06 I am once again writing to you on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”). LRWC is a committee of Canadian … [Read more...]

Syria: Disciplinary Proceedings Against Muhannad Al-Hassani | Letter

05/11/2009

Re: Disciplinary Proceedings Against Muhannad Al-Hassani To: Mr. Mohammad Jihad Al-Lahham From: Gail Davidson, LRWC Executive Director Date: 2009-11-05 We write to you on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”). LRWC is a committee of Canadian lawyers who provide support … [Read more...]

Turkey: The arrest, detention and prosecution of Filiz Kalayci | Letter

27/10/2009

Re: The arrest, detention and prosecution of Filiz Kalayci To: President Abdullah Gül; Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan; and others From: John Cotter, LRWC Member Date: 2009-10-27 LRWC has been informed of a serious situation involving a lawyer and human rights defender in … [Read more...]

Zimbabwe: Detention and Treatment of Human Rights Defender Jestina Mukoko

12/10/2009

Re: Detention and Treatment of Human Rights Defender Jestina Mukoko To: President Robert G. Mugabe et al From: CHARLES B. DAVISON, LRWC Member Date: 2009-10-12 Further to our various letters to you over the past two years, we once again write concerning the case and situation of Jestina … [Read more...]

Mexico: GUSTAVO DE LA ROSA HICKERSON – Human Rights Lawyer

09/10/2009

Human rights lawyer Gustavo De La Rosa Hickerson is one of the few officials to publically recognise the substantial increase in human rights violations by the armed forces in Ciudad Juarez, Northern Mexico. Thousands of military have patrolled the streets of Ciudad Juarez since 2008 in an attempt … [Read more...]

Acerca del caso de Gustavo de la Rosa Hickerson

09/10/2009

Re: Acerca del caso de Gustavo de la Rosa Hickerson To: Secretario de Gobernación; Lic. José Reyes Baeza Terrazas; Lic. José Luis Armendáriz González From: Cara Gibbons, LRWC Member Date: 2009-10-09 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) es un comité de abogados de Canadá que provee ayuda … [Read more...]

Dr. Salomón Lerner Febres, former president Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Death Threats and Fear for Safety

29/09/2009

Re: Dr. Salomón Lerner Febres, former president Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Death Threats and Fear for Safety To: Ms. Gladys Margot Echaíz Ramos & Dr. Aurelio Pastor Valdivieso From: Dagmar Dlab, LRWC Member Date: 2009-09-29 LRWC is gravely concerned for the safety of the … [Read more...]

Mexico: Ricardo Lagunes Gasca – Lawyer

24/09/2009

Mr. RICARDO LAGUNES GASCA, a lawyer working for the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Centre, was attacked on 18 September 2009. He was leaving Ejido Jotola in Chilsn municipality after advising clients when an armed group of about 50 men and women blocked the road. Mr. Gasca was pulled from … [Read more...]

Acerca del caso de Ricardo Lagunes Gasca y Carmen Aguilar Gómez