Reports

Judith Morán Cruz and Staff Members of Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala (“CERIGUA”)

Re: Judith Morán Cruz and Staff Members of Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala (“CERIGUA”) To: Marco Antonio Cortez Sis, Special Prosecutor From: Monique Pongracic-Speier of LRWC Date: 2003-07-07 LRWC is gravely concerned by information received from Amnesty International … [Read more...]

Abdussalam Muhamad Deli, Raja Ismail, Volunteers with PB-HAM East Aceh

Re: Abdussalam Muhamad Deli, Raja Ismail, Volunteers with PB-HAM East Aceh To: Mrs. Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of the Republic of Indonesia From: Monique Pongracic-Speier of LRWC Date: 2003-07-05 LRWC is gravely concerned by information received from the World Organization Against … [Read more...]

Nepal: RAM CHANDRA GIRI – Lawyer

Mr. Ram Chandra Giri is a lawyer working with Advocacy Forum, a legal aid organization in Nepal. Torture has been a longstanding concern in Nepal and is reported almost daily. Mr. Ram Chandra Giri reports having experienced intimidation by police commencing on May 15 2003 while he was visiting … [Read more...]

Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la PDH (Spanish)

Re: Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la Procuraduria de Derechos Humanos (PDH) (Spanish) To: President Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Attorney General Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta and Lic. Adolfo Reyes Calderon, Ministro de … [Read more...]

Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la PDH

Re: Jose Israel Lopez Lopez and others working at the Oficina Regional de Chimaltenango de la Procuraduria de Derechos Humanos (PDH) To: President Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Attorney General Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta and Lic. Adolfo Reyes Calderon, Ministro de Gobernacion. From: … [Read more...]

Deepak Laya Magar Ram Kumar Karki Jairam Bhandari Ram Chandra Giri, Lawyer

Re: Deepak Laya Magar Ram Kumar Karki Jairam Bhandari Ram Chandra Giri, Lawyer To: Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand From: Catherine A. Morris of LRWC Date: 2003-06-19 We have received information from Amnesty International that Mr. Ram Chandra Giri has experienced intimidation by … [Read more...]

Edwin Juan Colindres, Local leader of Cimitéde Unidad Campesina Other members of the CUC

Re: Edwin Juan Colindres, Local leader of Cimitéde Unidad Campesina Other members of the CUC To: Lic. Carlos David de Leon Argueta, Attorney General From: Gail Davidson of LRWC Date: 2003-06-02 LRWC is concerned by reports that Mr. Colindres, a leader of the Cimitéde Unidad Campesina … [Read more...]

Mexico: EVANGELINA ARCE – human rights defender

Evangelina Arce is a member of the Comité Independiente de Derechos Humanos de Chihuahua, Independent Committee of Human Rights in Chihuahua, Mexico, a nonprofit NGO. On April 30, 2003 Evangelina was assaulted in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. The three unidentified men who assaulted her … [Read more...]

Malaysia: Tian Chua, Vice-president of the National Justice Party | Letter

Re: Tian Chua, Vice-president of the National Justice Party To: Minister of Home Affairs & Deputy Prime Minister From: Brian Donovan of LRWC Date: 2003-05-14 We are concerned about the detention and treatment in custody of Chua Tian Chang (Tian Chua) and other individuals detained … [Read more...]

Manuel de Jesus Barqui n Duran, Special Prosecutor

Re: Manuel de Jesus Barqui n Duran, Special Prosecutor To: Lic. Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, President of Guatemala From: Brenda J. Wemp of LRWC Date: 2003-05-12 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), una organización de abogados canadienses que proporciona respaldo internacional a los … [Read more...]