Bangladesh: Human Rights Lawyer Mantu Ghosh
11/11/2010
Re: Human Rights Lawyer Mantu Ghosh To: Prime Minister Hasina From: John Cotter Date: 2010-11-11 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada is expressing concern about the safety and treatment within the Bangladesh legal system of a colleague in the fight for human rights: Mr. Mantu Ghosh. We are … [Read more...]
Mexico: Raúl Hernández, preso de conciencia y defensor de los de los derechos humanos de los pueblos indígenas
06/07/2010
RE: Raúl Hernández, preso de conciencia y defensor de los de los derechos humanos de los pueblos indígenas To: Lic. Fernando Francisco Gómez Mont Urueta, Lic. Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo, Lic. David Augusto Sotelo Rosas From: Lic. Cara E.I. Gibbons Date: 2010-07-06 Dear Minister Gómez … [Read more...]
Attacks on Lawyers, Judges and Human Rights Defenders: The Urgent Need for Protective Measures
03/06/2010
LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers and the International Commission of Jurists organized an event on Attacks on Lawyers, Judges and Human Rights Defenders: The Urgent Need for Protective Measures which was held on 03 June 2010 at the Palais Des Nations in Geneva. Featured speakers included Gabriela … [Read more...]
RAUL HERNANDEZ – Mexican Indigenous Human Rights defender
29/04/2010
Raul Hernandez is a member of the Me'phaa Indigenous People's Organization (OPIM) which promotes the human right of the Me'phaa people in Guerrero State in Mexico. On April 17, 2008 he and four other OPIM members were arrested at a military checkpoint in Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero for the … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary detention by the National Intelligence Security Service of Sudan (NISS) of the three lawyers
21/12/2009
Re: Arbitrary detention by the National Intelligence Security Service of Sudan (NISS) of the three lawyers Ms. Butheina Omar Al Sadiq, Ms. Randa Yousif and Ms. Nafisa Al-Nur Hajar To: Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice-President From: Joseph Hoffer Date: 2009-12-21 I am Mr. Joseph … [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...]
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...]
Members of HRDP – Nonviolent Demonstrations in Myanmar
25/09/2007
Reports indicate that on July 24, 2007, six members of a group, Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP), dedicated to the promotion of human rights in Burma were sentenced to between four to eight years’ imprisonment for “intent to cause public disturbances” in Myanmar. The six members included: … [Read more...]
Mexico: Yesica Sánchez Maya, lawyer, human rights defender; Aline Castellanos Jurado, human rights defender
09/05/2007
Yesica Sánchez Maya (f), lawyer, human rights defender and Aline Castellanos Jurado (f), human rights defender, have been documenting and publicizing human rights violations that have taken place in Oaxaca since the beginning of widespread protests in June. They are now facing arrests on charges … [Read more...]
Angola: Sarah Wykes, human rights defender (2)
13/03/2007
Re: Sarah Wykes, human rights defender To: José Eduardo dos Santos, President of the Republic, and others From: Maegen M. Giltrow Date: 2007-03-13 I am writing out of profound concern regarding the current situation of British citizen Sarah Wykes, who is currently detained in your … [Read more...]
