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China: Sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan | Joint Statement
China: Sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan | Joint Statement
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China: Arrest and Detention of Lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint letter
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Sudan: Statement on the arbitrary arrest and detention of Sudanese lawyer Montaser Abdullah | Joint statement
LRWC: protecting access to justice and independence of the legal profession in British Columbia, Canada for over two decades
LRWC: protecting access to justice and independence of the legal profession in British Columbia, Canada for over two decades
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 57th Session, 9 September to 11 October 2024
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 57th Session, 9 September to 11 October 2024
 
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Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize
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Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years
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UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
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China: Sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan | Joint Statement
04/11/2024
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LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 57th Session, 9 September to 11 October 2024
18/10/2024
Afghanistan: Urgently take effective action to prevent violations and atrocity crimes | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
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