Attorney Antoinette Moore, Human Rights Lawyer, and Idonia Trotter, Law Student Intern. Belize City, Belize, Central America.Attorney Moore is a New York native and Loyola University Law School (Chicago) Graduate. She is licensed to practice in Illinois and Belize, Central America. After marrying a Belizean in the states, they moved back to her husband's home community of Hopkins (15 miles from Dangriga) about 14 years ago where she has practiced law here ever since.
Police Brutality Ongoing Human Rights Pursuit for Moore
Her range of cases are broad, as she is the only attorney in Dangriga, Belize. A case in progress that I have had the opportunity to follow her on, concerns a Dangrigan police officer who alledgedly went into a hospital room to beat Attorney Moore's client around 1:30a.m. This, after the two got into a scuffle where the client was stabbed in the leg (that's why he was in the hospital). The thing that alarms Belizean's all over the country about this case is the brazen boldness of the police officer to think that he could enter a public hospital facility and beat a citizen/patient without repercussions. This case was the talk of the town when I arrived. People are waiting to see how it unfolds.
I have had the opportunity to see the passion Attorney Moore brings to the legal world in ensuring that human rights of all in society are adhered to and honored. An online article of the police brutality case can be found at http://www.channel5belize.com/archive_detail_story.php?story_id=20892.
Juvenile Life Sentences in Belize Challenged by Moore
Another ongoing human rights issue for Moore has been efforts to get the government of Belize to designate Life Sentences for juveniles as "cruel & unusual treatment." Here's an article from 2007 where she explains her stance on the issue. http://www.channel5belize.com/archive_detail_story.php?story_id=18408
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