Death threats against lawyers in the Agua Fría case
The ICJ expresses its alarm at a series of anonymous death threats made against defence lawyers and other human rights defenders working on the Agua Fría indigenous massacre trial.
ICJ deplores the assassination of Judge Antônio José Machado Dias
The ICJ today expressed its shock at the gang-land style assassination of Judge Antônio José Machado Dias (48, photo) who was shot in the chest and head by two gunmen as he drove home on 15 March.
Judge Machado Dias had been responsible for overseeing the operations of the high security prisons where Brazil’s top organized crime bosses are being detained.
Human rights defenders under attack
In an intervention jointly addressed to the President and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Peru, the ICJ condemned the recently reported attack and threats made by supporters of ex-President Fujimori against human rights lawyer Gloria Cano and the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos.
Colombia: death threats against lawyer
The ICJ sent an intervention today to the President of Colombia expressing its concern about attacks on Agustín Jiménez Cuello, a lawyer and president of the Committee in Solidarity with Political Prisoners (CSPP).
Mr. Jiménez recently received death threats as a result of his work for the CSPP. Attacks on CSPP staff have been a recurrent phenomenon for years. The ICJ urged the Colombian Government to take all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of Mr. Jiménez and other members of the CSPP. The ICJ also called for an independent investigation of the threats and asked that the responsible parties be brought to justice.
Amenazas de muerte contra abogado
La Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) intervino hoy ante el Presidente de Colombia expresando su preocupación por las amenazas en contra del abogado Agustín Jiménez Cuello, Presidente de la Fundación Comité de Solidaridad con los Presos Políticos (CSPP).
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