Canada Campaigns
Canada: Consular protection and diplomatic intervention | Submission to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
12/03/2018
Full .pdf version (with references) Consular protection and diplomatic intervention: International law duties to provide access to remedies for human rights violations against Canadians abroad Submission to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Parliament of … [Read more...]
Canada: Ensure Independent Investigation and Appeal of Verdict in Colten Boushie Shooting | Letter
09/03/2018
Full PDF Version Friday, March 9, 2018 Attorney General Don Morgan Office of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Saskatchewan, Room 355, Legislative Bldg 2405 Legislative Drive, Regina SK Canada S4S 0B3 Fax: 1 306 787 1232 Email: jus.minister@gov.sk.ca Premier … [Read more...]
Canada: Address Concerns in Shooting of Colten Boushie through Adequate Appeal and Independent Investigation | Letter
12/02/2018
Full PDF Version Attorney General Don Morgan Office of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Saskatchewan, Room 355, Legislative Bldg 2405 Legislative Drive, Regina SK Canada S4S 0B3 Fax: 1 306 787 1232 Email: jus.minister@gov.sk.ca Premier Scott Moe Room 226, … [Read more...]
Canada/Egypt: Day of the Endangered Lawyer Recap | Event
08/02/2018
LRWC co-hosted three events across Canada on 24 and 31 January 2018 to commemorate and support the global Day of the Endangered Lawyer. LRWC’s participation was part of worldwide events in 34 cities to reflect on the personal and professional safety of lawyers around the world, who face mounting … [Read more...]
Canada: Stumbles Badly on Access to Information Reforms | News
08/02/2018
This press release originally posted at: https://www.law-democracy.org/live/canada-stumbles-badly-on-access-to-information-reforms/ Canada’s proposals to reform its Access to Information Act, Bill C-58, which have now been passed by the House of Commons and are before the Senate, can only be … [Read more...]
Egypt/Canada: Day of the Endangered Lawyer | Event | Halifax and Victoria, January 24 | Toronto, January 31
16/01/2018
For Halifax and Victoria: more information available here For Toronto: RSVP and more information available here HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – JANUARY 24, 2018: Day of the Endangered Lawyer – International Experiences and Opportunities In honour of the Day of the Endangered … [Read more...]
France/Canada: French Judge Dismisses Allegations and Releases Hassan Diab from Prison | News
16/01/2018
This press release was originally posted on http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/french-investigative-judges-dismiss-allegations-dr-hassan-diab-set-released-prison-france PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 12 January 2018, Ottawa – Today, Judges Jean-Marc Herbaut and Richard Foltzer … [Read more...]
Canada: Factum of the Intervener, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada in TWU Case | Factum
06/12/2017
Full PDF Version Executive Summary Factum of the Intervener Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada In the appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada of Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of Upper Canada -and- The Law Society of BC v Trinity Western University Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]
France/Canada: Court Blocks Release Order for Dr. Hassan Diab for the Eighth Time, Overturning Bail Decision of November 6 | Press Release
15/11/2017
This press release was originally posted on http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/eighth-release-order-overturned-and-open-letter-to-trudeau In a deeply disappointing and stunning move, the French Court of Appeal quashed – for the eighth time – a release order for Dr. Hassan Diab. Hassan has been … [Read more...]
Event: End Labour Exploitation and Trafficking in BC | Thursday, November 16, 6 PM
16/10/2017
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