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The Mohamad Ali Taheri Case (May 18, 2016)

Source: En Vero English Author: S. A. Aram June 2, 2016 Review: Jasmine Soso   Continuity of Mohammad Ali Taheri’s Illegal Detention in Iran The revolutionary court of Iran has extended Mohammad Ali Taheri’s detention for 4th time. Mohammad Ali…

The Luis Fernando Almario Rojas Case (June 2, 2016)

Source: ACDV EDIT By: Gregorio A. June 2, 2016 (Original publication in Spanish on April 9, 2016) Review: Jasmine Soso On Friday March 18, 2016, the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia sentenced former Congressman Luis…

Human Rights in Mexico (April 22, 2016)

Source: ProPublica Author: Ginger Thompson April 22, 2016   Mexican Human Rights Defenders Say They Are Target of Smear Campaign On the eve of the release of a report investigating a student massacre in 2014, its authors and other human…

The Yarold Leyte Quintanar Case (April 19, 2016)

Fuente: CART EDIT Autor: Guiliana Rojas Cazco, Member of the Executive Committee April 19,  2016 Translation by Marisol Gutierrez, revision: Clara Hessler It is with great regret that the Canadian Association for Rights and Truth (CART) receives the news of…

The Rafay and Burns Case (April 19, 2016)

Source: CART EDIT  Author: Jasmine Soso April 19, 2016 Assistance: Clara Hessler The case of Atif Rafay and Sebastian Burns is quickly approaching the 21-year mark since the beginning of their incarceration in July 1995. I first heard of the…

Mohamad Ali Taheri Case (April 2nd, 2016)

Source: CART EDIT Author: S. A. Aram Review: David Bertet April 2nd , 2016 The name of Mohammad Ali Taheri in the report by Special Rapporteur on the human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran The name of Mohammad…

The Luis Fernando Almario Rojas Case (March 2, 2016)

Source: CART EDIT Author: María Gutiérrez Díaz March 2, 2016 (original publication in Spanish on Oct. 30, 2015) Translation: Grégoire Ancellin Assisted by: Jorge B. The former Congressman for Caquetá (Colombia), Luis Fernando Almario Rojas was prosecuted for the murder…

The Mohammad Ali Taheri Case (February 26, 2016)

Source: Amnesty International February 27, 2016 (Originally published on February 17, 2016) Iran: Mohammad Ali Taheri resumes hunger strike   Iran’s Supreme Court quashed Mohammad Ali Taheri’s death sentence in December and returned his case to the Revolutionary Court to…

The Burns and Rafay Case (January 17th, 2016)

Source: North Shore News Author: Justin Beddall January 17th, 2016 (original publication on January 11th, 2016) An unexpected ally for a convicted “killer” Visit from exonerated convict gives imprisoned Atif Rafay a beacon of hope, 20 years after family’s slaying…