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Sri Lanka: Ensure measurable progress towards accountability | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Sri Lanka: Ensure measurable progress towards accountability | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Iran: Reprisals Against Lawyers Amid Armed Conflict | Joint Statement
Iran: Reprisals Against Lawyers Amid Armed Conflict | Joint Statement
Philippines: Call for urgent safety measures and investigation of death threat against human rights lawyer Rey Gorgonio | Joint Statement
Philippines: Call for urgent safety measures and investigation of death threat against human rights lawyer Rey Gorgonio | Joint Statement
Afghanistan: The Taliban Penal Code and Systemic Gender-Based Repression | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Afghanistan: The Taliban Penal Code and Systemic Gender-Based Repression | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Türkiye: Lengthy prison sentences imposed on ÖHD lawyers and TUAD members for lawful professional and human rights work | Joint Statement
Türkiye: Lengthy prison sentences imposed on ÖHD lawyers and TUAD members for lawful professional and human rights work | 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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Sri Lanka: Ensure measurable progress towards accountability | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
02/03/2026
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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]





