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Robert Tibbo es un abogado canadiense con sede en Hong Kong,[1]​ quien es conocido por su trabajo en las áreas de derechos humanos, la revisión judicial y el derecho constitucional.[2]​[3]​ La práctica de Tibbo también incluye juicio penal y trabajo de apelación del trabajo, así como significativos en el ámbito del derecho comercial y contrato.[4]​[5]​[6]​ Por otra parte, Tibbo es un especialista en la ley de extradición.[7]​ Se ha desempeñado como abogado en muchos casos notables incluyendo los relacionados con Edward Snowden,[8]​[9]​ Zeljko Ivic,[10]​ y Xiao Hui.[11]​ Además, Robert Tibbo se desempeña como director de Vision First, una ONG que presta asistencia a los solicitantes de asilo en Hong Kong.[12]​[13]​ Como asesor legal de la Campaña de Hong Kong Helpers, Tibbo comentó el caso de Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, relativa a su tratamiento y los derechos constitucionales en Hong Kong.[14]​[15]​[16]​

Primeros años

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Robert Tibbo nació y se crio en la ciudad de Montreal, en Quebec, Canadá. En 1988, Robert Tibbo obtuvo una licenciatura en ingeniería química de la Universidad de McGill en Canadá,[17]​ antes de trasladarse a Asia, que a su juicio "va a ser muy importante y yo quería ser parte de ese desarrollo".[18]​ Después de aprender chino mandarín en la década de 1990, Tibbo trabajó en las industrias de la energía y de productos químicos en Australia y partes de Asia, incluyendo Hong Kong, Tailandia y otros países asiáticos. Mientras trabajó en proyectos relacionados con la agricultura en Yunnan en la República Popular de China, Tibbo notó la situación de los refugiados que fueron "retirados de las ciudades y enviados al campo para trabajar en la agricultura".[19]​ En 1999, Tibbo comenzó la escuela de leyes en la Universidad de Auckland en Nueva Zelanda, estudiando con el profesor de derecho constitucional, Grant Huscroft, que ahora es un juez de la Corte de Apelaciones de Ontario, Canadá. Tibbo también estudió con el difunto profesor Mike Taggart, reconocido por su labor docente y académica en derecho público [derecho administrativo].[20]​[21]​ Tibbo finalmente fundó Eastern Chambers Law Firm, en 2006.[19]​

Casos

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Edward Snowden

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Robert Tibbo declaró que tomó el caso de Edward Snowden sobre una base pro bono.[22]​ Tibbo se desempeñó como representante legal de Snowden en Hong Kong,[23]​ y "jugaron un papel importante en conseguir a Edward Snowden de" la ciudad.[24]​ Robert Tibbo trabajó con el abogado Jonathan Man,[25]​ y Tibbo aconsejó a Snowden salir del hotel ya se habían hecho arreglos para que asistiera a la ACNUR.[26]​[27]​[28]​ durante este tiempo, "funcionarios estadounidenses según los informes le preguntaron sobre la posibilidad de extradición de Snowden de Hong Kong."[29]​ Robert Tibbo confirmó que "Snowden abandonó Hong Kong a través de medios legítimos legales y los canales adecuados de inmigración", el 23 de junio de 2013.[30]​[31]​[32]​ Robert Tibbo negó a proporcionar cualquier información sobre el cuidador de Edward Snowden durante ese tiempo.[33]​ Julia Tolmie, profesora asociada de derecho en la Universidad de Auckland ha escrito:

Por el caso Snowden, Robert señala que en 2009 el Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre la promoción y protección de los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales en la lucha contra el terrorismo. Martin Scheinin, advirtió de los posibles abusos por parte del gobierno en sus programas de vigilancia pública de masas y la necesidad de un mecanismo de silbato ventilador interno para alentar y proteger tanto a los que vienen hacia adelante con la información sobre los abusos del gobierno de los derechos de privacidad de los ciudadanos. El gobierno de Obama estaba al tanto del informe del Relator Especial y no hizo nada que hubiera permitido Snowden (o cualquier otra persona fuera de los cientos de miles de empleados de la NSA) de haber realizado las comunicaciones en una fase anterior. Robert también dice que el Sr. Snowden tomó una decisión clara de la conciencia en un enorme costo personal y riesgo para su vida, para informar, no sólo al público estadounidense, sino también a la comunidad global, de las transgresiones flagrantes de la NSA y los cinco gobiernos Ojos (EE. UU., Reino Unido, Canadá, Australia y Nueva Zelanda). Pero las revelaciones de Snowden con la NSA y las actividades de sus cinco ojos de los socios habrían ido sin marcar. Mientras tanto los actos de valor de Snowden lo han dejado en circunstancias de extrema vulnerabilidad.[34]​

Robert Tibbo apareció en el documental Citizenfour,[35]​[36]​ que detalla el caso de Edward Snowden.[37]​ Además, se entrevistó al abogado y apareció en la película documental Snowden's Great Escape.[38]​

Referencias

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  1. ↑ Séguin, Marc-André (diciembre de 2013). «Snowden's Canadian lawyer». CBA National Magazine. Archivado desde el original el 22 de enero de 2015. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Robert Tibbo barrister-at-law, Hong Kong». 
  2. ↑ Harding, Luke (7 de febrero de 2014). The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 1. ISBN 9780804173537. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Tibbo, a human rights lawyer, awas used to dealing with clients in bad situations. A Canadian by nationality, with a pleasant manner, a smart blazer and a receding hairline, Tibbo represented the vulnerable and the downtrodden - Sri Lankans facing deportation, Pakistanis wrongly denied asylum, abused refugees.» 
  3. ↑ Chiu, Joanna (20 de enero de 2014). «Indonesian maid at centre of 'torture ordeal' row could sue Hong Kong government». South China Morning Post. Consultado el 13 de diciembre de 2014. «Rights lawyer Robert Tibbo, who advised surveillance whistle-blower Edward Snowden, said Erwiana's lawyers could sue the government for failing to fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide state protection to victims of torture or cruel treatment. He said remedies for a violation of those rights can be sought under Section 6 of the Bill of Rights, but no specific penalty for such a breach is stipulated.» 
  4. ↑ «HCMP1863/2007». Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest (Thomson Reuters) 2: 1142. 4 de mayo de 2010. 
  5. ↑ «FACC10/2005». Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest (Thomson Reuters) 2: 738. 2006. 
  6. ↑ «HCB9808/2007». Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest (Thomson Reuters) 4: 135. 2008. 
  7. ↑ Andrews, Suzanna; Bryan Burrough; Sarah Ellison (mayo de 2014). «Snowden Speaks». Vanity Fair. Consultado el 13 de diciembre de 2014. «Snowden, meanwhile, remained in hiding in Hong Kong. Some believe he was at an out-of-the-way house arranged by the three attorneys he had retained who now oversaw his fate: Albert Ho, a prominent local legislator and fixer; his young associate, Jonathan Man; and a canny Canadian-born specialist in extradition matters, Robert Tibbo.» 
  8. ↑ Bradsher, Keith (24 de junio de 2013). «Hasty Exit Started With Pizza Inside a Hong Kong Hideout». The New York Times. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Mr. Snowden accepted an invitation to stay in the home of one of that person’s friends when he checked out of the Mira Hotel on June 10, and the individual put him in touch with two local lawyers. They were Robert Tibbo, a barrister who specializes in human rights and refugee law, and Jonathan Man, an associate at Ho Tse Wai, Philip Li & Partners, one of Hong Kong’s best-known law firms.» 
  9. ↑ Branigan, Tania; Miriam Elder (1 de julio de 2013). «Edward Snowden's Moscow stopover became end of the line … for now». The Guardian. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Snowden engaged two lawyers known for their work on sensitive human rights and asylum claims: solicitor Jonathan Man and barrister Robert Tibbo. Both offered their services on a pro bono basis.» 
  10. ↑ Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadas Wong2014
  11. ↑ Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadas Yun2014
  12. ↑ Pomfret, James; Greg Torode (24 de junio de 2013). «Behind Snowden's Hong Kong exit: fear and persuasion». Reuters. Archivado desde el original el 13 de junio de 2015. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Tibbo and Man previously had handled several controversial cases, including a bid to sue the Hong Kong government in 2004 for extraditing Libyan dissident Sami al-Saadi back to Tripoli, where Saadi says he was tortured. "If I were looking for a Hong Kong lawyer who was ready to take on the government for a tough fight, (Tibbo) would definitely be one of the top three to four people I would pick," said Cosmo Beatson, the executive director of Vision First, a group helping asylum seekers in the city of more than 7 million people. Tibbo is a director of the group.» 
  13. ↑ Branigan, Tania (6 de marzo de 2014). «Hong Kong's dirty secret: thousands of asylum seekers left waiting in squalor». The Guardian. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «"Up until the Snowden case, it was apparent that the whole world turned a blind eye to the plight of asylum seekers in Hong Kong," said Robert Tibbo, the American's lawyer here and a director of Vision First, a NGO supporting refugees.» 
  14. ↑ Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; no se ha definido el contenido de las referencias llamadas Liljas2014
  15. ↑ Chiu, Joanna (20 de enero de 2014). «Indonesian maid at centre of 'torture ordeal' row could sue Hong Kong government». South China Morning Post. Consultado el 13 de diciembre de 2014. «Tibbo said he was shocked to learn that airport immigration officers did not inquire about Erwiana's condition when she left Hong Kong. He said: "The woman showed clear signs of being tortured and nothing less than that. She was emaciated and had a large number of scars on her face, hands and feet." Simon Young Ngai-man, deputy director of Hong Kong University’s law department, said Tibbo’s idea was “definitely worth exploring”.» 
  16. ↑ Chiu, Joanna; Danny Mok (7 de abril de 2014). «Erwiana’s arrival in Hong Kong marred by dispute over accommodation». South China Morning Post. Consultado el 13 de diciembre de 2014. «Mr Tibbo is legal advisor to the HK Helpers Campaign and also advised Edward Snowden during his visit to Hong Kong last year. “The respective Hong Kong and Indonesian government interests are clearly adverse to Erwiana’s rights and interests. This is a case where Erwiana would be best protected by having Hong Kong lawyers stand between her and the respective Indonesian and Hong Kong governments so that the abuses of today are brought to an immediate stop. This would effectively remove the conflict of interests that exists between Erwiana and Hong Kong and Indonesian authorities”. With regards to reports that Erwiana was threatened with deportation and separated from her lawyer, father and friends, Mr Tibbo stated that the actions “amounted to nothing less than state oppression to compel Erwiana to comply with their demands”.» 
  17. ↑ Bradsher, Keith (26 de junio de 2013). «Inside look at Edward Snowden’s life on the run». The Seattle Times. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «One is Robert Tibbo, a barrister who studied chemical engineering at McGill University in Canada and later decided to become a lawyer.» 
  18. ↑ Séguin, Marc-André (diciembre de 2013). «Snowden's Canadian lawyer». CBA National Magazine. Archivado desde el original el 22 de enero de 2015. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «After earning a chemical engineering degree from McGill University in 1988, Tibbo quickly discovered a passion for Asia. “Montreal was very Eurocentric, whereas I saw Japan and South Korea emerging as rising economic powers. After a few months, I realized Asia’s potential. This region was going to become very important and I wanted to be a part of that development.”». 
  19. ↑ a b Séguin, Marc-André (diciembre de 2013). «Snowden's Canadian lawyer». CBA National Magazine. Archivado desde el original el 22 de enero de 2015. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «So he headed to Melbourne, where he stayed for a few years, and then moved on to the Chinese city of Tianjin, where he learned Mandarin in the early 1990s. Over the next decade, he travelled around Asia, working in various regions of China, as well as in Thailand and Hong Kong. “I worked mainly in the energy and chemical industries. It was primarily due diligence work and that extended to the agriculture and food processing industries,” he says. “During this period, in Yunnan, I saw people who had been forcibly removed from the cities and sent to the countryside to work in agriculture. I think that it was at this moment that I really became more aware of the plight of refugees.” In 1999, Tibbo decided to study law at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where he developed a special interest in administrative and constitutional law. He took courses on these subjects with such highly esteemed professors as Grant Huscroft, who is now at the University of Western Ontario, and Mike Taggart, who died in 2009. Shortly after graduating in 2001, he settled in Hong Kong to take the mandatory Bar courses. He got his law licence in Hong Kong in 2005, and launched his practice as a barrister the same year. His founded his law firm, Eastern Chambers, in 2006.» 
  20. ↑ Séguin, Marc-Andé (diciembre de 2013). «Snowden’s Canadian lawyer». CBA National Magazine. Archivado desde el original el 22 de enero de 2015. Consultado el 4 de enero de 2015. «In 1999, Tibbo decided to study law at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where he developed a special interest in administrative and constitutional law. He took courses on these subjects with such highly esteemed professors as Grant Huscroft, who is now at the University of Western Ontario, and Mike Taggart, who died in 2009.» 
  21. ↑ Fine, Sean (17 de diciembre de 2014). «Tories appoint two conservative law professors as judges». The Globe and Mail. Consultado el 4 de enero de 2015. «Grant Huscroft, who teaches constitutional law at Western University in London, Ont., will become the first non-judge named to the province’s highest court since the Conservative government came to power in 2006.» 
  22. ↑ Séguin, Marc-André (diciembre de 2013). «Snowden's Canadian lawyer». CBA National Magazine. Archivado desde el original el 22 de enero de 2015. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Solicitors can choose any case they want, but barristers cannot refuse the case unless they are not suitable to work in that case. The cab-rank rule applies to barristers. However, barristers can also decline depending on the client’s ability to pay their legal fees. But in this case, I took the case on a pro bono basis.» 
  23. ↑ Lam, Lana (11 de octubre de 2014). «Hong Kong in cinema spotlight in documentary on Edward Snowden». South China Morning Post. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Referring to the two Hong Kong lawyers who represented Snowden during his time in the city, MacAskill says: "Jonathan Man arrives and can be heard on the phone talking to Robert Tibbo about where to take him next, and they agree on the UNHCR."». 
  24. ↑ «Snowden's Canadian Lawyer». Bar Talk. Issuu. febrero de 2014. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Handling a case shrouded in mystery, Robert Tibbo played a major role in getting Edward Snowden out of Hong Kong.» 
  25. ↑ Campbell, Charlie (25 de junio de 2013). «Snowden's Hong Kong Escape: Behind the Role That Beijing Played». Time. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Snowden may have well realized this or been warned of it by his Hong Kong counsel, barrister Robert Tibbo and solicitors Albert Ho and Jonathan Man — the latter is also involved in preparing a lawsuit against the Hong Kong authorities on behalf of al-Saadi. That, and the fear of a protracted legal battle, could have prompted a decision to flee.» 
  26. ↑ Yang, Jia Lynn; Peter Finn; Sari Horwitz (24 de junio de 2013). «Details of Snowden’s stay in Hong Kong». The Washington Post. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «For two hours that night, Snowden talked with his lawyers, who also included Jonathan Man, an associate at Ho’s firm, and Robert Tibbo, a refugee human rights lawyer. To mark Snowden’s birthday later that week — he turned 30 Friday — Ho brought over a large pizza and fried chicken. There was also Snowden’s preferred beverage, Pepsi.» 
  27. ↑ Lam, Lana (12 de octubre de 2014). «Refugees Daily». UNHCR. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. 
  28. ↑ Horwitz, Sari (24 de junio de 2013). «Snowden's stay in H.K. filled with intrigue». The Japan Times. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «For two hours that night, Snowden talked with his lawyers, who also included Jonathan Man, an associate at Ho’s firm, and Robert Tibbo, a refugee human rights lawyer. To mark Snowden’s birthday later that week — he turned 30 Friday — Ho brought over a large pizza and fried chicken. There was also Snowden’s preferred beverage, Pepsi.» 
  29. ↑ Lam, Lana (24 de junio de 2013). «Snowden's last few days in Hong Kong: dramatic events prompted flight». South China Morning Post. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «As speculation continued over which country will take in the fugitive, Democratic Party lawmaker and lawyer Albert Ho Chun-yan confirmed that he asked Jonathan Man, an associate at his law firm Ho, Tse, Wai & Partners, to accompany Snowden to the airport in case he was arrested. Ho said Man had worked closely with Snowden during his time in Hong Kong so he was the ideal choice to be with Snowden if police did detain him. Ho first met Snowden at a private home on Tuesday night when he sat down to dinner with him. Man and another lawyer, Robert Tibbo, were also at the dinner, where the four tucked into pizza, fried chicken, sausages and Pepsi and for two hours discussed Snowden's legal options. The dinner came the night before US officials reportedly asked about the possibility of Snowden's extradition from Hong Kong.» 
  30. ↑ Lam, Lana (23 de junio de 2013). «Hong Kong lawyer Albert Ho says 'middleman' urged Snowden to leave». South China Morning Post. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Barrister Robert Tibbo and solicitor Jonathan Man Ho-ching confirmed they were brought in to represent Snowden about two weeks ago and kept in close contact with the whistle-blower. "Snowden left Hong Kong through legal, legitimate means and the proper immigration channels," Tibbo told the South China Morning Post. "We have been acting for Snowden for the past two weeks."». 
  31. ↑ Farivar, Cyrus (23 de junio de 2013). «With WikiLeaks’ help, Snowden lands in Moscow, headed on to "democratic nation"». Ars Technica. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Back in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that lawyers from the quasi-city-state worked with Snowden during his stay there. “Snowden left Hong Kong today through legal, legitimate means and the proper immigration channels,” attorney Robert Tibbo told the SCMP. "We have been acting for Snowden for the past two weeks.”». 
  32. ↑ «Snowden transferring to 'third country' via Moscow». Voice of Russia. 23 de junio de 2013. Archivado desde el original el 22 de enero de 2015. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Snowden’s Hong Kong lawyer Robert Tibbo has told reporters that Snowden left Hong Kong “on lawful grounds,” but refused to comment on his further plans.» 
  33. ↑ Epstein, Edward Jay (29 de junio de 2014). «Edward Jay Epstein: Revisiting Snowden's Hong Kong Getaway». The Wall Street Journal. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «The lawyers who had been retained by an anonymous party for him in Hong Kong have not been forthcoming. One of them, Albert Ho, told New York Times bureau chief Keith Bradsher that Mr. Snowden had assistance from a "well-connected" resident of Hong Kong with whom he had been acquainted prior to his arrival. This person acted as Mr. Snowden's "carer" and arranged safe houses for Mr. Snowden both in Hong Kong and in the adjacent New Territories. Mr. Ho declined to further identify the carer. Mr. Tibbo also declined to identify Mr. Snowden's carer.» 
  34. ↑ Tolmie, Julia (diciembre de 2014). Robert Tibbo: On Acting for the Very Vulnerable. Eden Crescent - University of Auckland Law School. p. 43. 
  35. ↑ Willis, Paul (17 de noviembre de 2014). «Doing justice to the Snowden case: Documentary Citizenfour highlights loopholes in international law». Canadian International Council. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «In the film, an unconvinced Snowden discusses leaving the Hong Kong hotel with Jonathan Man, a human rights lawyer while speaking to an unconvincing Robert Tibbo on the phone from the UNHCR.» 
  36. ↑ «Citizenfour». Cineplex Entertainment. 7 de noviembre de 2014. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Cast - Edward Snowden, Jacob Appelbaum, Julian Assange, William Binney, Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Jeremy Scahill, M. Margaret McKeown, Kevin Bankston, Harry Pregerson, H.Thomas Byron, Michael Daly Hawkins, Jonathan Man, Robert Tibbo, Jose Casado, Roberto Kaz, Julian Borger, Paul Johnson, Nick Hopkins, Marcel Bosonnet, Wolfgang Kaleck, Ben Wizner, William Bourdon, Gonzalo Boye, Carsten Gericke». 
  37. ↑ Falcone, Dan (7 de noviembre de 2014). «Eight Days in a Hong Kong Hotel: A Film Analysis of Citizenfour». Truthout. Archivado desde el original el 9 de enero de 2015. Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014. «Citizenfour is about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's actions as well as the collective work of reporters, and whistleblowers Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Jeremy Scahill and William Binney.» 
  38. ↑ Benzine, Adam (10 de octubre de 2014). «NDR, DR TV prep "Snowden’s Great Escape"». Realscreen. Consultado el 13 de diciembre de 2014. 

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