MARIA DOLORES GOMEZ – Lawyer

LRWC received information from the Argentine human rights group, Centre for Social and Legal Studies (Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS)) and the Centre for Justice and International Rights (Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL)), that an application had been made to … [Read more...]

MARIANO MANSILLA – Lawyer

LRWC received a report from the Observatory in Geneva that the High Court of Neuquen province has asked the local Bar Association to issue sanctions against Mariano Mansilla, which could prevent him from practicing law. Mr. Mansillo, a founding member of Comité de Acción Jurídica de Argentina … [Read more...]

ALEJANDRO ACOSTA and DIEGO LAVADO

On March 2nd 2001 and in October 2000 Carlos Varela, Alejandro Acosta and Diego Lavado were subjected to a number of forms of threat and intimidation; their offices have been broken into twice and defamatory statements made about them in the media. All of these acts have occurred since the lawyers … [Read more...]