Reports
Jésus Manuel Grijalva Mejia, Mayen Arellanes Cano, Lawyers
22/06/2007
Re: Jésus Manuel Grijalva Mejia, Mayen Arellanes Cano, Lawyers To: Lic. Francisco Ramirez Acuña, Lic. Ulises Ruis Ortiz, Lic. Evenico Nicolás Martínez Ramírez From: Monique Pongracic-Speier Date: 2007-06-22 I write to express LRWC’s serious concern about the safety of lawyers Jésus … [Read more...]
LEM PISETH – Journalist
22/06/2007
Since reporting on deforestation in Kompong Thom province, Mr. Lem Piseth – a journalist at Radio Free Asia – has faced anonymous death threats. He published four articles on the damage resulting from forest destructions, after which he was followed by the police and military and forced to leave his … [Read more...]
Re: Mr. Lem Piseth, Journalist at Radio Free Asia
22/06/2007
Re: Mr. Lem Piseth, Journalist at Radio Free Asia To: H.E. Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and others From: Gail Davidson, LRWC Date: 2007-06-22 We have received information based on a report by the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) that on June 16, 2007 an … [Read more...]
Nepal: Mr. Jitman Basnet – Lawyer
20/06/2007
Reports indicate that on 21 May 2007 Mr. Basnet received an anonymous phone call from a public telephone booth, in which he was threatened to “bear the results” of his engagement in the struggle against impunity in Nepal. Mr. Basnet has been working on behalf of conflict victims for a number of … [Read more...]
Nepal: RITA MAHATO and DEV KUMARI MAHARA, members of the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Sahara District, Nepal.
20/06/2007
Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara are members of the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Sihara district, Nepal and defenders of the rights of women and Dalits. After documenting two cases of rape in April and May, 2007 and providing assistance to the victims in accessing justice … [Read more...]
Mr. Jitman Basnet, lawyer
20/06/2007
Re: Mr. Jitman Basnet, lawyer To: His Majesty King Gyanendra and others From: Catherine Morris, LRWC, and others Date: 2007-06-20 It is reported that on May 21, 2007 at approximately 6.15 pm, Mr. Basnet received an anonymous call from a public telephone booth in Swayambhu, Kathmandu, in … [Read more...]
Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara, Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC)
20/06/2007
Re: Ms. Rita Mahato and Ms. Dev Kumari Mahara, Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC). Siraha district, Nepal To: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and others From: Catherine Morris, LRWC Date: 2007-06-20 We are concerned about reports we have received about threats and harassment … [Read more...]
Alfatih Abdallah and others, lawyers and journalists
19/06/2007
Re: Alfatih Abdallah and others, lawyers and journalists To: Mr. Muhammad Ali-al-Maradhi, Minister of Justice and Attorney General From: Joseph Hoffer, LRWC Date: 2007-06-19 I am writing to appeal to you to urge the authorities under your control to give the above-named men immediate and … [Read more...]
Parvez Aslam Choudhry
06/06/2007
Re: Parvez Aslam Choudhry To: President Pervez Musharaf, Pakistan Secretariat From: Benjamin D. Levine Date: 2007-06-26 LRWC is gravely concerned for the safety and well-being of Mr. Parvez Aslam Choudhry, a lawyer, because of acts of violence and intimidation perpetrated against him. … [Read more...]
Ms. Bahareh Hedayat – Lawyer, Detained in Evin Prison, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
31/05/2007
Re: Ms. Bahareh Hedayat – Lawyer, Detained in Evin Prison, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran To: His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei From: Tina Parbhakar, LRWC Date: 2007-05-31 LRWC has received information that Ms. Bahareh Hedayat has been condemned to a suspended sentence of 2 … [Read more...]
