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The Judith Brassard Case (February 26, 2017)

Source: Le Soleil Author : Elizabeth Fleury February 26, 2017(Original publication in French on January 13, 2016) Translation: Jasmine Soso New hope for Judith Brassard who is imprisoned in Colombia Quebec native Judith Brassard is serving a 28 year prison sentence for…

Human Rights in Colombia (February 24, 2017)

Source: Journal Metro Author: Joshua Goodman February 24, 2017 (Original publication in French on March 30, 2016) Translation: Jasmine Soso A Colombian general who allegedly died along with the deaths of civilians but then was presented as a rebel was…

The Wallace Case (January 30, 2017)

Source: CART COM Author: David Bertet, Chairman of the Board of Directors ([email protected]) Assistance: María Gabriela Zurbarán Duque January 30, 2017 (Original publication in Spanish on November 14, 2016) Translation: Jorge B. REF: ACDV/MX/CASO/WALLACE/14112016 SUBJECT: HARASSMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS BY…

The Luis Fernando Almario Rojas Case (January 29, 2017)

Source: RCI Author: Martin Movilla June 2, 2016 (Original publication in Spanish on January 4, 2017) Translation: Jorge B. The release of former Colombian Congressman Luis Fernando Almario was also celebrated in Canada.  The Canadian Association for Rights and Truth…

The Luis Fernando Almario Rojas Case (January 22, 2017)

Source:  CART EDIT Author:  Gregoire Ancellin January 22, 2017 (Original publication in Spanish on December 29, 2016) Translation: Jorge B. The Canadian Association for Rights and Truth (CART) expresses its satisfaction with the release on probation of Luis Fernando Almario…

Human Rights in Latin America (January 9, 2017)

Source: En Vero (Spanish) Author : Daniel Avalos Banda January 9, 2017 (Original publication in Spanish on December 18, 2016) Translation: Daniel Avalos Banda   Summary of report by CIDH on Criminalization of the work of Human Rights Defenders The…

The Wallace Case (December 31, 2016)

Source: Freedom Socialist Party  December 31, 2016 (Letter to Dr. Raúl Cervantes Andrade sent on December 23, 2016) Freedom Hall 113 West 128th Street, New York, NY 10027 (917)714-6453 [email protected] Dr. Raúl Cervantes Andrade Procurador General de la República Procuraduría…

The Florence Cassez Case (Dec. 7, 2016)

Source: M Le Magazine du Monde Author: Joëlle Stolz December 7th, 2016 (Original publication in French on Oct. 15, 2016) Translation: Jasmine Soso   For 7 years, Florence Cassez was France’s prisoner of Mexico.  3 years after her release, the…

The Mohamad Ali Taheri Case (October 29, 2016)

Source: Faradarmani Taheri on YouTube October 29, 2016 Mohammad Ali Taheri, Iranian prisoner of conscience is in Coma after 21 days of hunger strike. It’s his 16th hunger strike in the past 5 years. Nobody knows where he is and his…