Jossy Mansur
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Jossy Mehren Mansur is the Papiamento-speaking editor of Diario, a newspaper in Aruba. Mansur is known for his weekly editorials which are often critical of the local government. In 1999 Mansur sued the Netherlands government before the United Nations Human Rights Committee for disseminating what the Aruban government termed a top secret report that falsely claimed that Mansur was involved in organized crime. The suit was dismissed on procedural grounds for failure to exhaust Mansur's civil remedies in the Netherlands courts.
Mansur has strongly advocated a point of view in the cases of Eduardo Mathew and Natalee Holloway.
[edit] Publications
- Mansur, Jossy M., Dictionary English-Papiamento Papiamento-English. (Oranjestad: Edicionnan Clasico Diario) 510 pages, 1991.
- Mansur, Jossy M. Where has Jorge Pesquera been? English Translation Diario (October 1, 2005)
[edit] Litigation
Mansur has been involved in several lawsuits related to advocacy of Papiamento politics and culture.
- L. E. y J. Mansur v. Netherlands, Comunicación No. 883/1999, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/67/D/883/1999 (1999) in Spanish
- Messrs. L. E. and J. Mansur (represented by Dr. Jan M. Sjöcrona and Mr. John H. van der Kuyp) v. the Netherlands, Communication No. 883/1999, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/67/D/883/1999 (9 November 1999) in English
- Lawsuit by Aruban Prime Minister Nelson O. Oduber vs. Jossy Mansur
