Myanmar (Burma) Campaigns
Myanmar and China: Statement to UN Human Rights Council on Prevention of Genocide | Oral video statement
28/06/2021
Full pdf statement Link to Interactive Dialogue with Special Advisor on Prevention of Genocide (LRWC statement at 1:24:12) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue: Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Date: 28 June 2021 Speaker: Catherine … [Read more...]
Event 17 June 2021: LRWC supports refugees from Myanmar on World Refugee Day | Press release
15/06/2021
Full .pdf press release | Photo Online panel: 17 June 2021. Time zone conversion: Victoria, Canada: Thursday, 17 June 2021, 5pm (Pacific time) | Myanmar: Friday, 18 June 2021, 6:30am | Bangkok: Friday, 18 June 2021, 7am | Singapore: Friday, 18 June 2021, 8 am Register: … [Read more...]
Open letter calling for global ban on biometric recognition technologies that enable mass and discriminatory surveillance | Joint open letter
09/06/2021
Full pdf statement | List of 179 signatories from 55 countries | Join the campaign LRWC has joined 179 signatories from 55 countries in an open letter released 7 June 2021 calling for a global ban on the uses of facial biometric recognition technologies that enable mass surveillance and … [Read more...]
Myanmar lawyer U Khin Maung Zaw shortlisted for human rights prize
04/06/2021
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomes news that Myanmar lawyer, U Khin Maung Zaw has been shortlisted for the 2021 Lawyers for Lawyers Prize. Based in the Netherlands, Lawyers for Lawyers advocates for lawyers at risk around the world. LRWC nominated U Khin Maung Zaw for the prize in April … [Read more...]
Manipulating the “Rule of Law”: How Powerful Actors Undermine Accountability for Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar | Publication
11/05/2021
Full PDF (ENG) First published by The Advocate, Vol. 79, Part3, May 2021 (Note: This article was submitted to The Advocate on 19 March 2021 and is current as of that date) Manipulating the "Rule of Law": How Powerful Actors Undermine Accountability for Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar By … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Lawyers detained, charged, and threatened after military coup | Statement
24/03/2021
Full pdf statement (EN) Lawyers detained, charged, and threatened after military coup in Myanmar All States are responsible to ensure accountability for atrocity crimes Statement For immediate release 24 March 2021 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is alarmed by the grave, systematic, … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Mounting evidence of crimes against humanity during military coup crackdown | Oral Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
12/03/2021
Full .pdf statement aired on 12 March 2021 Direct link to LRWC oral video statement Link to full debate on UN WebTV: Part 1, 11 March 2021; Part 2, 12 March 2021. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: Interactive Dialogue: Special Rapporteur on Human … [Read more...]
Myanmar Coup: “A Crisis Born of Impunity” | LRWC joins worldwide calls for action to restore civilian authorities
26/02/2021
Myanmar Coup: “A Crisis Born of Impunity” LRWC joins worldwide calls for action to restore civilian authorities Catherine Morris Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada 19 February 2021 First published at Slaw.ca, Canada's online legal magazine, on 25 February, 2021 UPDATE: On 12 February the then … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Restore elected authorities, release detainees, and protect freedoms of information, expression, and assembly | Statement
08/02/2021
Full .pdf Statement Myanmar: Restore elected authorities, release detainees, and protect freedoms of information, expression, and assembly LRWC calls for concrete action by the UN Human Rights Council STATEMENT 8 February 2021 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) welcomes the UN … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Advocacy Charter for the Universal Periodic Review, January 2021
14/01/2021
Full Advocacy Charter PDF (ENG) Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) submitted an advocacy charter to several country delegations to draw attention to the situation of lawyers in Myanmar at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Myanmar scheduled for 28 January 2021. The … [Read more...]
