The present report of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada concerns the investigation of the October 19, 2001 murder of Mexican human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa. LRWC advocates that the government of Mexico comply fully with the orders and resolutions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (The Court) regarding the murder of Digna Ochoa and the assaults against her since 1996 and with its international law obligation to ensure the independence and safety of lawyers and other human rights defenders.LRWC refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers which are intended to provide specific substance to the due process guarantees.
The present report of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada concerns the investigation of the October 19, 2001 murder of Mexican human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa. LRWC advocates that the government of Mexico comply fully with the orders and resolutions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (The Court) regarding the murder of Digna Ochoa and the assaults against her since 1996 and with its international law obligation to ensure the independence and safety of lawyers and other human rights defenders.LRWC refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers which are intended to provide specific substance to the due process guarantees.
