The Human Rights Actions Network - Derechos Human Rights http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/actions/ CHILD CONCERN Case GTM 171096.CC The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT/SOS-Torture) requests your intervention in the following situation in Guatemala. Brief description of the situation: The International Secretariat has recieved information from various reliable sources, in particular Casa Alianza, who have expressed their grave concern over the death, on October 6th 1996, of Carlos Emir Arriaza Vasquez (12) and Victor Noe Joj Pac (14). The two bodies were found by football players and picked up by firemen from a ditch full of dirty water on the side of the football field in the Colonia Monserrat I, Zona 4 in Mixco. According to initial reports, Carlos Emir Arriaza Vasquez and Victor Noe Joj Pac had been beaten, decapitated and stabbed in different parts of their bodies. Action requested: Please contact the Guatemalan authorities urging them to: i. guarantee an impartial and exhaustive enquiry into the facts, identify those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions provided by legislation; ii. ensure the victims' families the right to appropriate redress and compensation; iii.ensure in all circumstances respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with national laws and international standards. Addresses: S.E. Alvaro Arzu, Presidente de la Republica de Guatemala, Palacio Nacional, Guatemala, Guatemala. Fax : + 502 2 537 472 ó/or 535 856 ó/or 515 667 o/o 393 333 o/or 347 364 Sr. Rodolfo Mendoza, Ministro de Gobernacion, Ministerio de Gobernacion, Despacho Ministerial, Of. Nº 8, Palacio Nacional, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. Fax : (+ 502 2) 537 472 Dr. Jorge Mario García Laguardia, Procurador de Derechos Humanos, 12 Avenida 12-72, Zona 1, Ciudad Guatemala, Guatemala. Fax : (+ 502 2) 530 08 74 / 530 08 76 Lic. Ramses Cuestas Gomez, Fiscal General de la Nacion, Ministerio Publico, 18 Calle 10-36, Zona 1, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. Fax : (+ 502 2) 53 75 54 / 53 04 82 Gral. Julio Balconi Turcios, Ministro de Defensa, Ministerio de Defensa, Palacio Nacional, Guatemala, Guatemala. Fax : + 502 2 537 472 ó/or 530 08 74 Geneva, 17 October 1996 Kindly inform us of any action taken quoting the code number of this appeal in your reply. Ben Schonveld Projects Manager OMCT - SOS Torture Tel: +41-22-733 31 40 Case Postale 119 Fax: +41 22-733 10 51 CH 1211 Geneva 20 Conf: omctsostorture@conf.igc.apc.org Switzerland OMCT@iprolink.ch OMCT is the l'Organisation Mondiale contre la Torture The World Organisation Against Torture