Guatemala: juristas condenan enérgicamente asesinato de fiscal
La CIJ expresa su más enérgica condena y repudio frente al asesinato del fiscal Erick Moisés Gálvez Miss el pasado lunes 16 de mayo en Chiquimula.
Colombia: amenazas de muerte contra defensores de derechos humanos
La CIJ intervino ante el Presidente de Colombia expresando su preocupación por las amenazas de muerte de que han sido objeto nuevamente Danilo Rueda y los miembros del Comité Intereclesial Justicia y Paz.
Colombia-death threats defenders-2005 (text, PDF)
Para que el gobierno Colombiano cumpla con sus recomendaciones internacionales: Naciones Unidas incrementa sus exigencias
La Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas llama al Gobierno a cumplir sus obligaciones internacionales, a la vez que refuerza y respalda las acciones de la ONU en Colombia.
Chilean Supreme Court must not terminate the mandate of judges investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship
The ICJ, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch call on the Chilean Supreme Court to revise its decision to terminate the mandate of the special judges currently investigating human rights violations during the dictatorship.
The Chilean Supreme Court should reconsider its decision to end the mandate of the special judges investigating human rights violations committed under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, a group of leading international human rights organizations said today in an urgent appeal made in support of their Chilean counterparts.
Chile-crimes shut down-press release-2005 (full text in English, PDF)
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