Angola: Sarah Wykes, human rights defender (1)
13/03/2007
Re: Sarah Wykes, human rights defender To: José Eduardo dos Santos, President of the Republic, and others From: Diana Davidson CM,Llb,Bed(elem), Member(retired) of the Law Society of British Columbia & the Law Society of the Yukon Territories Date: 2007-03-13 I write to Your Honour … [Read more...]
Burma: U AYE MYINT – Human Rights Lawyer
20/07/2006
Aye Myint, a prominent lawyer from Pegu in central Burma, was released from prison on July 8th, 2006 following intense international pressure and attention, including letters from LRWC. He served 11 months of his seven year sentence He had been detained for allegedly supplying the International … [Read more...]
Mexico: Ernesto Ledesma Arronte – Human rights defender
31/03/2006
Ernesto Ledesma Arronte, director and founder member of human rights organization Centro de Análisis Político e Investigaciones Sociales y Económicas (CAPISE – Centre for Political Analysis and Social and Economic Research) in the state of Chiapas, is reportedly being intimidated because of his … [Read more...]
Mexico: GUSTAVO JIMENEZ PEREZ & LUIS GABRIAL REMIERZ CUEVAS – members of Civic Alliance-Chiapas
01/12/2005
Gustavo Jiménez Pérez, male, member of the Civic Alliance-Chiapas was severely beaten on November 20th, 2005, by six men who forced their way into his house and threatened to kill him. Perez and his housemate, Luis Gabriel Ramírez Cuevas, (also male), have recently been involved in exposing … [Read more...]
Mexico: Felipe Arreaga Sanchez- Farmer and Environmentalist
21/09/2005
Mr. Felipe Arreaga Sanchez, a prominent Mexican Environmentalist, has been acquitted of murder by the Guerrero State court, and was released on September 15, 2005. Mr. Arreaga has played a leading role in peaceful protests against excessive and illegal logging of forests in Petatlan, Guerrero … [Read more...]
United States: Lynne Stewart Letter – 13 July 2005 | Letter
13/07/2005
Full PDF Version Wednesday, July 13, 2005 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) in relation to the sentencing of Lynne Stewart scheduled for July 15, 2005. The purpose of this correspondence is to express LRWC’s alarm and concern regarding … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Rafique Al-Islam – Researcher
20/04/2005
Rafique Al-Islam, a campaigner against landmines in Bangladesh, was arrested at his home in Cox's Bazaar on 21August by soldiers of the Rapid Action Battalion. Mr. Al-Islam is the Coordinator of the ICBL's Treaty Implementation and Victim Assistance Working Group in Bangladesh, and is also the … [Read more...]
Mexico: Digna Ochoa y Plácido, lawyer
28/02/2005
ABOUT THE DIGNA OCHOA CASE: Digna Ochoa y Plácido, human rights lawyers was murdered in her Mexico City office on October 19th 2001: Ms Ochoa was shot in the leg and head with a .22 caliber weapon. At the time of her death, it was widely believed that Digna Ochoa was murdered because of her … [Read more...]
Ecuador: Jose Serrano Salgado and other staff at CDES, Economic and Social Rights Centre-Human Rights Organization
03/04/2004
José Serrano Salgado, a member of the Ecuadorian non-governmental organization Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales (CDES), Economic and Social Rights Centre, was reportedly threatened with death on 25 April. José Serrano Salgado was travelling in his car on the North-South Road (Vía Norte-Sur), … [Read more...]
Mexico: SAMUEL ALFONSO CASTELLANOS PIÑÓN – Lawyer; BEATRIZ CASAS ARELLANES – Lawyer
26/12/2003
Samuel Alfonso Castellanos Piñón and Beatriz Casas Arellanes are lawyers working with the Oaxaca regional office of Acción de los Cristianos para la Abolición de la Tortura, (ACAT), Christian Action for the Abolition of Torture. In October 2002 the two lawyers officially took over the defence of … [Read more...]
