Relatives Say Peltier Beaten Following Prison Transfer
Submitted by macho on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 12:11Democracy Now — "Native American activist Leonard Peltier has reportedly been severely beaten shortly after his transfer to a new prison. According to Peltier’s defense committee, Peltier was attacked by other prisoners after he was put into general population.
Benjamin Nottaway
Submitted by macho on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 21:49
Kitiganik/Rapid Lake, Algonquin Territory / - On Thursday December 4th a
Quebec judge sentenced Barriere Lake Acting Chief Benjamin Nottaway to
forty-five days in jail, in addition to fifteen already served in pre-trial
detention, for participating in peaceful blockades intended to draw
attention to violations of Barriere Lake's rights by the Canadian and Quebec
governments.
Barriere Lake has been demanding that Canada and Quebec honour signed
agreements and that Canada appoint an observer to witness and respect the
Joseph Guyler C. Delva
Submitted by macho on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 16:49
by Amnesty International
Joseph Guyler Delva has been receiving death threats which he believes to be related to both his involvement in an investigation into the murder of Haitian journalist Jean Dominique and his reporting on the controversial election of a former Haitian senator. Amnesty International is extremely concerned for his safety.
Lovinsky Pierre Antoine
Submitted by macho on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 16:42
VANCOUVER, CANADA, September 19, 2007--On August 12, one of Haiti's best-known and respected advocates of human and social rights, Lovinsky Pierre Antoine, disappeared. The Haitian National Police later confirmed that he was kidnapped.
