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Hong Kong – International law obligation to ensure investigation of police violence | Press release
19/12/2019
Full Letter (ENG) Press Release(ENG) | Press Release (CHN) Police violence against Hong Kong protesters Photo credit: Flickr HONG KONG – International law obligation to ensure investigation by independent specialists of police violence and misconduct FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 December … [Read more...]
Hong Kong: Need for an Independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate unlawful use of force by Hong Kong Police Force and other non-state actors | Letter
19/12/2019
Full Letter (ENG) Press Release(ENG) | Press Release (CHN) Police violence against Hong Kong protesters Photo credit: Flickr 19 December 2019 Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Chief Executive of Hong Kong Office of the Chief Executive 1 Tim Wa Avenue Tamar, Hong Kong Email: … [Read more...]
China: Open Letter to the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China and All China Lawyers Association | Letter
15/12/2019
Full PDF Wang Quanzhang, lawyer RE: An open letter to the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China and All China Lawyers Association Dear Minister Fu Zhenghua and President Wang Junfeng, Over the past 40 years, China has repeatedly promised to reform the Chinese legal … [Read more...]
Arbitrary Detention of Lawyers and Defenders in China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Cameroon | Oral Statement to the 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
17/09/2019
Live stream video, Chapter 56, 01:29:37 Full PDF Statement Check Against Delivery Item: Item 3, General Debate Date: 13 September 2019 Organization: Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Speaker: Felix Agbor Nkongho Oral … [Read more...]
Human Rights Violations in Cameroon, Philippines, China, and Saudi Arabia | Oral Statement to the 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
13/09/2019
Live stream video, Chapter 74, 01:59:48 Full PDF Statement Check Against Delivery Item: Item 2, General Debate on the oral update of the High Commissioner of Human Rights Date: 10 September 2019 Organization: Lawyers' Rights Watch … [Read more...]
China: Open Letter on the Rule of Law in China | Joint letter
09/09/2019
Full PDF (ENG) 9 September 2019 Open letter on the rule of law in China Across the People’s Republic of China, human rights violations are a systemic reality. Over the past year, the UN has once again documented legal and policy frameworks that fail to protect against discrimination; … [Read more...]
China: Seeking a UN Commission of Inquiry into Forced Organ Harvesting in China | Joint letter
30/08/2019
Full pdf letter August 2019 Update: Please see September 2019 Letter to Human Rights Council member States A joint letter to the UN High Commission for Human Rights signed by 28 organizations and individuals, seeking a UN Commission of Inquiry into Forced Organ Harvesting in … [Read more...]
China: Joint Letter Regarding the Revocation of Lawyer Li Jinxing’s License | Joint Letter
19/08/2019
Full PDF (ENG) August 14, 2019 Re: Joint Letter Regarding the Revocation of Lawyer Li Jinxing’s License China human rights lawyer Li Jinxing received a notice from the Shandong Provincial Department of Justice on 22 July 2019 regarding the administrative penalty of revocation of … [Read more...]
China: Denial of Medical Treatment to Lawyer Wang Quanzhang | Letter
19/08/2019
Full PDF (ENG) 12 August 2019 His Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, President of China The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie Xichengqu Beijingshi 100017 People’s Republic of China Email: english@mail.gov.cn RE: Denial of Medical Treatment to Lawyer Wang Quanzhang Your … [Read more...]
China: Unlawful Use of Force by Police on 12 June 2019 | Letter
01/07/2019
Full PDF (ENG) | Link to Video Protestors gather near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Photo Source: Human Rights Watch Friday, June 28, 2019 Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Chief Executive of Hong Kong Office of the Chief Executive 1 Tim Wa Avenue Tamar, Hong Kong Email: … [Read more...]
