Guatemala: ROMEO MONTEROSA ORELLANA – Lawyer
Lawyer Romeo Monterrosa and his family have received a string of death threats, and suffered intimidation, believed to be linked to his work defending peasant farmers against powerful landowners....
View ArticleOscar Humberto Duarte Paíz, René Guzmán Quiñónez, and other members of ASIDECQ
Re: Oscar Humberto Duarte Paíz, René Guzmán Quiñónez, and other members of the Asociación Integral para el Desarollo de Ciudad Quetzal (ASIDECQ), Association for the Development of Quetzal City To:...
View ArticleGuatemala: Oscar Humberto Duarte Paíz, René Guzmán Quiñónez, and others
Oscar Humberto Duarte Paíz, member of the board of the Asociación Integral para el Desarollo de Ciudad Quetzal (ASIDECQ), Association for the Development of Quetzal City, was kidnapped on 24 May 2006...
View ArticleCommission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)
Re: Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) To: Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs From: Heather Neun, LL.B. Date: 2008-07-03 We are writing to bring to your attention the...
View ArticleMagristrate Jose Vidal Barillas Monzon and Rudy Rocael Pineda
Re: Magristrate Jose Vidal Barillas Monzon and Rudy Rocael Pineda To: President of Guatemala From: Heather Neun, LL.B., M.Phil Date: 2008-07-03 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) writes to condemn...
View ArticleGuatemala: Rudy Manuel Herrera, Assistant Prosecutor; Rony Lopez, Prosecutor...
On March 8, 2009, Assistant Prosecutor Rudy Manuel Herrera, 45 years-old, was assassinated on the 13th Street, Italy Settlement, Colonia El Limón, Zone 18. Mr. Herrera’s son, Eddy Herrera Merida, 18,...
View ArticleGuatemala: Rudy Manuel Herrera and Rony Lopez, lawyers
Re: Rudy Manuel Herrera and Rony Lopez, lawyers To: Sr. Presidente de la Republica de Guatemala and others From: Brenda J. Wemp, member of LRWC Date: 2009-03-18 Algunos abogados de LRWC han visitado...
View ArticleGuatemala: Human Rights Defenders at Risk | Letter
To: Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey, Fiscal General de la República de Guatemala, Ministerio Público; Mauricio López Bonilla, Ministro de Gobernación From: Naveen Mehta, General Counsel & Director of...
View ArticleGuatemala: Ensure Effective Investigation and Remedy for Murder of 22-Year...
Full PDF Version The murder of human rights worker Jeremy Barrios on 12 November 2016 has shocked activists. As assistant to the Executive Director of CALAS—an NGO advocating for victims of human...
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