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...]
Nepal: BAL KRISHNA DEVKOTA, lawyer; DHANANJAY KHANAL, lawyer
26/02/2004
Nepal lawyers Bal Krishna Devkota and Chananjay Khanal were reported to have been arrested at their homes on the evening of February 21st 2004 and were then held incommunicado. Three people in plain clothes, who identified themselves as security forces personnel, reportedly came to Bal Krishna's … [Read more...]
Philippines: JUVY MAGSINO, Human Rights Lawyer; LEIMA FORTU, Volunteer | Letter
18/02/2004
JUVY MAGSINO – Human Rights Lawyer, Chairperson of Mindoro for Justice and Peace, Vice Mayor of Naujan, Mindoro Oriental LEIMA FORTU – Volunteer at Mindoro for Justice and Peace, Acting Secretary General of the Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights (KARAPATAN) – Mindoro Oriental At … [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...]
Nepal: DINESH RAJ PRASAIN, Human Rights Defender
19/01/2004
Mr. Dinesh Raj Prasain is the Coordinator of the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP), and a leading human rights activist in Nepal . COCAP is a network of 40 community based groups working to rebuild Nepali society in the face of the violent conflict between the Maoist insurgents and the … [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...]
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...]
Nepal: SHYAM KUMAR SHRESTHA – Lawyer
30/11/2003
On October 23, 2003 at approximately 9:00 p.m. Shyam Kumar Shrestha was arrested by security forces personnel at his home in Bagbazar, Kathmandu. Allegedly, three men in track suits arrived at Shrestha’s home and said they were taking him to Maharajgunj in Kathmandu for questioning. The men were … [Read more...]
Mexico: GRISELDA TIRADO EVANGELIO – Lawyer, Indigenous Rights Activist
24/11/2003
GRISELDA TIRADO EVANGELIO – Lawyer, Indigenous Rights Activist TERESA TIRADO EVANGELIO – Sister of Griselda Tirado Evangelio BEATRIZ EVANGELIO – Mother of Griselda and Teresa Tirado Evangelio Griselda Tirado Evangelio human rights lawyer, founder of Centro de Estudios Superiores Indegenas, … [Read more...]
Honduras: MARCELINO MIRANDA – Human Rights Defender, LEONARDO MIRANDA – Human Rights Defender, MARCELINO MARTÍNEZ ESPINAL – Lawyer
21/10/2003
On January 8, 2003 Marcelino Miranda and his brother, Leonardo Miranda, indigenous leaders from the Consejo Civico de Organizaciones Indigenas Populares (COPINH), Civic Council of Indigenous and Popular Organizations, were arrested by twenty-one armed Policia Nacional officers and a number of armed … [Read more...]
