Guatemala Campaigns
Maria Isabel Escobar Donis; Ana Morales; Maria Teresa Soto; Manuel Cedillo Cedillo; Diego Sunuc
08/05/2004
Re: Maria Isabel Escobar Donis; Ana Morales; Maria Teresa Soto; Manuel Cedillo Cedillo; Diego Sunuc To: Lic. Pscar Berger Perdomo, President de la Republica de Guatemala; Sr. Juan Luís Florido, Attorney General From: Heather Neun, LL.B., B.A., M.Phil. Date: 2004-05-08 I am writing in … [Read more...]
Maria Isabel Escobar Donis and others
08/05/2004
Re: Maria Isabel Escobar Donis, Ana Morales, Maria Teresa Soto, Manuel Cedillo Cedillo, Diego Sunuc To: Lic. Pscar Berger Perdomo, President de la Republica de Guatemala Sr. Juan Luís Florido, Attorney General From: Heather Neun, LL.B., B.A., M.Phil. Date: 2004-05-08 Le escribo en … [Read more...]
Thelma de Lam, Special Prosecutor for Human Rights Defenders
25/03/2004
Re: Thelma de Lam, Special Prosecutor for Human Rights Defenders To: Luis Alfonso Rosales Marroquin, Procurador General de la Nacion and Lic. Manuel Arturo Soto Aguirre Ministro de Gobernacion From: Heather Neun, LL.B., B.A., M.Phil. Date: 2004-03-25 I write on behalf of Lawyers’ Rights … [Read more...]
Guatemala: THELMA DE LAM, Lawyer
15/03/2004
Thelma de Lam is the Special Prosecutor for Defenders of Human Rights in Guatemala. Ms. Lam was appointed to this position in May 2003. The Guatemalan state has given her unit the mandate to investigate crimes committed against human rights activists. LRWC is concerned about the safety of Ms. Lam, … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Orlando Joaquin Blanco Lapola
04/02/2004
Orlando Joaquin Blanco Lapola, director of Centro Internacional de Investigaciones en Derechos Humanos (“CIIDH”) received abusive telephone calls threatening him with death on January 16 and 30 and again on February 2, 2004. CIIDH is a Guatemalan NGO founded in 1993 to conduct human rights research … [Read more...]
Orlando Joaquin Blanco Lapola
04/02/2004
Re: Orlando Joaquin Blanco Lapola To: Oscar Berger Presidente de la Republica de Guatemala and Sr. Carlos David de Leon Argueta, Ministerio Publico From: Heather D. Neun, Barrister and Solicitor and LRWC member Date: 2004-02-04 I write on behalf of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LWRC”). … [Read more...]
Orlando Joaquin Blanco Lapola (Spanish)
04/02/2004
Re: Orlando Joaquin Blanco Lapola To: Presidente Oscar Berger, Presidente de la Republica de Guatemala and Sr. Carlos David de León Argueta, Ministerio Público From: Heather D. Neun, LRWC member; Spanish translation by José E. García Verdes. Date: 2004-02-04 Me dirijo a usted en nombre … [Read more...]
Guatemala: LUIS ALBERTO PEREZ BARILLAS – Journalist
25/12/2003
Luis Alberto Perez Barillas, a journalist working in the city of Rabinal, has throughout June 2003 been reporting extensively on the situation surrounding an incident on the 14th of the month in which the current president of Congress, Efrain Rios Montt, a prospective presidential candidate for the … [Read more...]
Fernando Lopez, Director of CALDH
23/09/2003
Re: Fernando Lopez, Director of CALDH To: Lic. Sergio Morales, Prosecutor From: Monique Pongracic-Speier of LRWC Date: 2003-09-23 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”), a committee of Canadian lawyers, provides support internationally to human rights defenders and promotes the … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Rigoberta Menchú Tum, founder and President of FRMT, Francisco Menchú, FRMT security guard
20/09/2003
Rigoberta Menchú Tum (f), founder and President of Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation (FRMT) Francisco Menchú (m), FRMT security guard Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum and her relative, Francisco Menchú, who works for the human rights group the Fundación Rigoberta Menchú Tum … [Read more...]
