Reports
Nepal: SHYAM KUMAR SHRESTHA – Lawyer
30/11/2003
On October 23, 2003 at approximately 9:00 p.m. Shyam Kumar Shrestha was arrested by security forces personnel at his home in Bagbazar, Kathmandu. Allegedly, three men in track suits arrived at Shrestha’s home and said they were taking him to Maharajgunj in Kathmandu for questioning. The men were … [Read more...]
Luz María Lluvias Flores, Raúl Crespo Casarrubias, Osiris Marlene Avila Arellanes, Bernardo Sánchez Cruz, and other members
28/11/2003
Re: Luz María Lluvias Flores, Raúl Crespo Casarrubias, Osiris Marlene Avila Arellanes, Bernardo Sánchez Cruz, and other members of the Centro de Derechos Humanos “José María Morelos y Pavón” (the “Centre”) To: Lic. Maclovio Ariza Acevedo, President of the Municipality of Chilapa de … [Read more...]
Mexico: GRISELDA TIRADO EVANGELIO – Lawyer, Indigenous Rights Activist
24/11/2003
GRISELDA TIRADO EVANGELIO – Lawyer, Indigenous Rights Activist TERESA TIRADO EVANGELIO – Sister of Griselda Tirado Evangelio BEATRIZ EVANGELIO – Mother of Griselda and Teresa Tirado Evangelio Griselda Tirado Evangelio human rights lawyer, founder of Centro de Estudios Superiores Indegenas, … [Read more...]
Domingo Tovar Arrieta, Director of the Human Rights Department of CUT
21/11/2003
Re: Domingo Tovar Arrieta, Director of the Human Rights Department of Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia (“CUT”), Colombian Trade Union Confederation; Ana Paulina Tovar González, Student; AND Other members of CUT To: Señor Presidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Presidente de la República … [Read more...]
Ms. Griselda Tirado Evangelio, lawyer and activist (English)
10/11/2003
Re: Ms. Griselda Tirado Evangelio, lawyer and activist, murdered August 6, 2003; the intimidation of Manuela Tirado Evangelio, Teresa Tirado Evangelio, Beatriz Evangelio, other siblings and children, August 11, 2003 To: Lic. Hector Reyes Pacheco Secretary of the Governor of Puebla From: Jenna … [Read more...]
Ms. Griselda Tirado Evangelio, lawyer and activist (Spanish)
06/11/2003
Re: Ms. Griselda Tirado Evangelio, lawyer and activist, murdered August 6, 2003; the intimidation of Manuela Tirado Evangelio, Teresa Tirado Evangelio, Beatriz Evangelio, other siblings and children, August 11, 2003 To: Lic. Hector Reyes Pacheco Secretary of the Governor of Puebla From: Jenna … [Read more...]
Ms. Griselda Tirado Evangelio, lawyer and activist
29/10/2003
Re: Ms. Griselda Tirado Evangelio, lawyer and activist, murdered August 6, 2003; the intimidation of Manuela Tirado Evangelio, Teresa Tirado Evangelio, Beatriz Evangelio, other siblings and children, August 11, 2003 To: Lic. Hector Reyes Pacheco Secretary of the Governor of Puebla From: Jenna … [Read more...]
Mr. Shyam Kumar Shrestha , lawyer, aged 46
28/10/2003
Re: Mr. Shyam Kumar Shrestha , lawyer, aged 46 To: Brigadier General B A K Sharma, Head, Army Human Rights Cell of Nepal From: C. A. Morris, BA, LLB, LLM Member, LRWC Date: 2003-10-28 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers, provides support internationally … [Read more...]
Honduras: Marcelino Martínez Espinal (Lawyer); Marcelino Miranda (Human Rights Defender); Leonardo Miranda (Human Rights Defender)
27/10/2003
Re: Marcelino Martínez Espinal (Lawyer), Marcelino Miranda (Human Rights Defender), Leonardo Miranda (Human Rights Defender) To: Dr. Oscar Alvarez Ministro de Seguridad Pública, Lic. Ramón Hernández Alcerro Ministro de Gobernación y Justicia and Dr. Roy Edmundo Medina Fiscal General de la … [Read more...]
Honduras: MARCELINO MIRANDA – Human Rights Defender, LEONARDO MIRANDA – Human Rights Defender, MARCELINO MARTÍNEZ ESPINAL – Lawyer
21/10/2003
On January 8, 2003 Marcelino Miranda and his brother, Leonardo Miranda, indigenous leaders from the Consejo Civico de Organizaciones Indigenas Populares (COPINH), Civic Council of Indigenous and Popular Organizations, were arrested by twenty-one armed Policia Nacional officers and a number of armed … [Read more...]
