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No Defence: A Report on the Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran
No Defence: A Report on the Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran
Guatemala: Concern over the detention of lawyer Ramón Cadena
Guatemala: Concern over the detention of lawyer Ramón Cadena
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th Session | Report
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th Session | Report
UN investigative mechanism for Afghanistan
UN investigative mechanism for Afghanistan
China: Chinese lawyer Zhang Wenpeng reportedly tortured while in detention | Joint statement
China: Chinese lawyer Zhang Wenpeng reportedly tortured while in detention | Joint statement





 
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UN investigative mechanism for Afghanistan
UN investigative mechanism for Afghanistan

Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR
Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR

Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian
Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian

Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize
Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize

Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years
Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years

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No Defence: A Report on the Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran
01/12/2025
Full report pdf Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada has endorsed the November 2025 special report, … [Read More]
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ACTION NEWS: LRWC Newsletter Spring 2022
30/04/2022
Join or Renew | Support LRWC's work LRWC Action News Spring 2022 Edition (full .pdf) Afghanistan | Belarus | Cambodia | Canada | China | Colombia | Iran | Myanmar | Philippines | Russia | Saudi … [Read More]
LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council

Cambodia: Further deterioration of the rule of law | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
03/10/2025




