Guatemala Campaigns
Manuel de Jesus Barqui n Duran, Special Prosecutor
12/05/2003
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...]
Waldemar Barrera, Regional Representative of PDH Other staff of the PDH in Izabal
06/05/2003
Re: Waldemar Barrera, Regional Representative of PDH Other staff of the PDH in Izabal To: Lic. Sergio Morales, Procurator From: Gail Davidson of LRWC Date: 2003-05-06 LRWC is concerned about the recent raids and break-ins on Procuraduria de los Derechos Humanos (PDH) offices. We … [Read more...]
Guatemala: WALDEMAR BARRERA, Human Rights Advocate
30/04/2003
Waldemar Barrera is the regional representative, in the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office, of Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos (PDH) located in the city of Izabal. The PDH is the main state institution mandated to protect human rights and is financially supported by international governments and … [Read more...]
Guatemala: MANUEL DE JESÚS BARQUÍ N DURÁN – lawyer
10/04/2003
Manuel de Jesús Barquí n Durán, Special Prosecutor for Guatemalan Public Prosecutors Office has been the target of death threats and an apparent assassination attempt. At the time of the threats and the attack Mr. Durán, was working on three cases that either involve allegations of misconduct by … [Read more...]
Guatemala: TATIANA MORALES VALDIZON, Lawyer
31/01/2003
Tatiana Morales Valdizon is the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights Defenders for the Public Prosecutors Office of Guatemala. Tatiana Morales Valdizon has the specific mandate of investigating human rights violations committed against human rights defenders. LRWC received reports from a number of … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Leopoldo Zeissig, Special Prosecuotor | Trial monitoring
25/10/2002
Leopoldo Zeissig was the prosecutor and investigator of the April 28 1998 murder of Monsignor Juan José Gerardi. Two days before his death, Gerardi as Director of the Human rights office of the Archdioces of Guatemala--ODHA had issued a 4-volume report on human rights abuses that occurred during … [Read more...]
Guatemala: ROBERTO ROMERO and CARMEN AIDA IBARRA
01/10/2002
LRWC received reports from a number of sources that there had been additional threats to the lives, personal security and independence of Roberto Romero and Carmen Aida Ibarra, advocates involved in the trial of General Edgar Augusto Godoy Gaytan, Colonel Juan Guillermo Ovica Carrera and Colonel … [Read more...]
Guatemala: OVIDIO PAZ BAL
31/03/2002
Mr. Bal is the Legal Advisor of the Solola branch of the organization Defensoria Indigena (Indigenous Defence). The threats against Mr. Balm made in January 2002,('we are going to kill you, we are going to kill you') were believed to have been made by individuals or groups seeking to hinder the work … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Iris Yassmin Barrios, Judge, and Conchita Mazariegos, Judge
01/12/2001
On March 22nd, 2001 two grenades were thrown in the yard of Judge Iris Yassmin Barrios. On March 24th, 2001 shots were fired at the door of Judge Conchita Mazariegos' home after she received threatening phone calls. These women are senior judges involved in a case involving members of Guatemala's … [Read more...]
Guatemala: ÁLVARO HUGO MARTINEZ PEREZ – Judge
31/03/2001
The Social Justice Committee of Montreal reported that on March 13th, 2001 a crowd of people murdered Judge Hugo Martinez Perez after an unpopular ruling in a rape case. LRWC ACTION LRWC wrote to urge that the murder be investigated, those who instigated the mob action be brought to justice, … [Read more...]
