Myanmar (Burma) Campaigns

Burma: Restore professional licenses of thirty-two lawyers & dismiss contempt proceedings against U Kyaw Hoe and Daw Thinza Hlaing | Letter

08/05/2012

Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L)[1] have been following current statements and efforts of the government of the Union of Myanmar towards reform and respect for human rights. Several positive steps have been taken, such as the establishment of a national human rights … [Read more...]

Burma: Restore professional licenses of thirty-two lawyers

17/01/2012

Re: Restore professional licenses of thirty-two lawyers To: U Tun Tun Oo, Chief Justice, Office of the Supreme Court From: LRWC and Lawyers for Lawyers Date: 2012-01-17 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law … [Read more...]

Myanmar: Human rights reforms in Myanmar | Letter

04/11/2011

Re: Human reforms in Myanmar: release of political prisoners; adherence to international standards for the treatment of prisoners; adherence to principles of independence of judges and lawyers; protection of lawyers and human rights defenders in the exercise of their professional … [Read more...]

Burma/Myanmar: The absence of minimum conditions for elections

17/05/2010

Joint written statement submitted by LRWC and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) to the Human Rights Council's 14th session. Although many groups and scholars have pointed to specific problems associated with the electoral process, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Lawyers Rights … [Read more...]

Re: Election in Burma

30/04/2010

Re: Election in Burma To: Right Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada and others From: Gail Davidson and Paul Copeland Date: 2010-04-30 The G8 Meeting that Canada is hosting in June 2010 has been called, “...a tremendous opportunity to champion freedom of democracy, human rights … [Read more...]

Myanmar/Burma: The absence of minimum conditions for elections | Written Statement to the 14th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

20/03/2010

Full PDF Version Official UN Version … [Read more...]

Members of HRDP – Nonviolent Demonstrations in Myanmar

25/09/2007

Reports indicate that on July 24, 2007, six members of a group, Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP), dedicated to the promotion of human rights in Burma were sentenced to between four to eight years’ imprisonment for “intent to cause public disturbances” in Myanmar. The six members included: … [Read more...]

Re: Members of HRDP

25/09/2007

Re: Members of HRDP - Nonviolent demonstrations in Myanmar To: Senior General Than Swe and others From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: 2007-09-25 We have been following the news of recent events in Myanmar very closely. The news of Myanmar, including videos and … [Read more...]

Burma: Country Monitoring Report 05 – 06

31/12/2006

Burma: Country Monitoring Report 2005 – 2006 by Paul Copeland … [Read more...]

Burma: U AYE MYINT – Human Rights Lawyer

20/07/2006

Aye Myint, a prominent lawyer from Pegu in central Burma, was released from prison on July 8th, 2006 following intense international pressure and attention, including letters from LRWC. He served 11 months of his seven year sentence He had been detained for allegedly supplying the International … [Read more...]