At Approximately 11:15 a.m. on March 29, 2004 Fabián Correa was attacked by two men. At the time of the attack Correa was driving a taxi owned by Eduardo Luna, Ademir’s father. The men entered the taxi and made Correa drive to a dead end street. The men then asked Correa, “You are Ademir Luna, … [Read more...]

On December 23, 2004, Armando Sanchez received a call on his cellular phone from an anonymous caller who told him he would be killed if he did not leave the country within five days. Mr. Sanchez reported the call and was placed under 24-hour police protection. On December 26, 2004, at approximately … [Read more...]

On 1 August, 2004, a handwritten note was left at the CALDH regional office in the town of Rabinal, in the Baja Verapaz mountains north of Guatemala city. The note named the witness to the massacre and warned that “if you carry on talking to the human rights people about the massacre the days of the … [Read more...]

Edwin Juan Colindres is the leader of the Committee for Peasant Unity (CUC). CUC members appear to be targeted by paramilitaries because of the organization's role in organizing peasant farmers to claim or retain lands which they believe are theirs by law. CUC has also pressed for implementation of … [Read more...]

Fernando Lopez is the director of the legal team at CALDH (Centre for Human Rights Legal Action). CALDH aims to bring justice to those responsible for human rights violations in Guatemala. CALDH, with AJR (Association of Justice and Reconciliation), has filed a law suit against current presidential … [Read more...]

José Israel López López was the regional representative of the Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office of Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos (PDH), in the Department of Chimaltenango. His duties involved carrying out investigations concerning ongoing PDH investigations of human rights violations. PDH is … [Read more...]

Mariam Denton, a lawyer in Gambia who had been detained in connection with the alleged coup attempt on 21 March 2006, was released without charge on 25 July 2006. She had been detained without charge since 6 April 2006. The prosecutor in her trial attempted to have her charged with concealment of … [Read more...]

On April 19, 2005 France Moulin, who was defending a client accused of money laundering in connection with drug trafficking, was imprisoned under new legislation enacted March 9, 2004 (Perben II legislation – named for the Minister of Justice serving at the time). Pursuant to this new legislation, … [Read more...]

-Hailu Shawel (m), member of parliament and President of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) -Professor Mesfin Woldemariam (m), aged 75, former Chair of Ethiopian Human Rights Council -Birtukan Mideksa (f) CUD Vice-President, lawyer and former judge -Dr Berhanu Negga (m), CUD member … [Read more...]

Mr. Bekele and Mr. Demissie are anti-poverty activists who, prior to November 22, 2007, were detained for two years on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government as a result of the legitimate and peaceful human rights work. If found guilty they faced the prospect of life imprisonment or the … [Read more...]