Sep 25, 2002 | News
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.
Sep 23, 2002
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).
Sep 9, 2002 | Incidencia
La CIJ envió una carta al Presidente de Guatemala expresando su preocupación por los ataques en contra de Roberto Romero, abogado de la Fundación Myrna Mack.
El abogado Romero recibió amenazas de muerte en la misma tarde en que su residencia fue objeto de ataques por parte de individuos desconocidos. Los ataques ocurrieron días antes del reinicio del proceso judicial en contra de militares acusados de ordenar el asesinato de la antropóloga Myrna Mack, ocurrido hace doce años en Guatemala.
La CIJ solicitó al Gobierno de Guatemala tomar las medidas necesarias para garantizar la seguridad de todos los miembros de la Fundación Mack, incluyendo al abogado Romero, al igual que la de todas las personas que tomen parte en el esclarecimiento de este caso.
Guatemala-attack human rights defender-open letter-2002 (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Sep 9, 2002 | Advocacy, Open letters
The ICJ addressed an intervention to the President of Guatemala expressing its concern about attacks on Roberto Romero, a lawyer for the Myrna Mack Foundation.
Mr Romero received death threats and his home was attacked by unknown individuals days before the re-opening of proceedings against military officers accused of ordering the murder twelve years ago of anthropologist, Myrna Mack.
The ICJ requested the Guatemalan Government to take necessary measures to guarantee the safety of all members of the Mack Foundation, including Mr Romero, and to ensure protection for all those involved in seeking justice in this case.
Aug 27, 2002
Human rights conditions for lawyers and members of the judiciary in Guatemala have deteriorated.
