Saudi Arabia Campaigns
Saudi Arabia: Three Saudi Arabian Human Rights Advocates Awarded the 2018 Right Livelihood Award | News
02/10/2018
Mohammad al-Qahtani (left), Waleed Abu al-Khair, and Abdullah al-Hamid (right) September 2018 On September 24 2018 Waleed Abu al-Khair, Mohammad al-Qahtani, and Abdullah al-Hamid, three internationally respected human rights advocates arbitrarily imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, were awarded the … [Read more...]
Continued Widespread, Systematic, and Grave Human Rights Violations in Saudi Arabia and China | Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2018
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 19, at 00:33:50) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5: General Debate – Human rights bodies and mechanisms Date: 19 September 2018 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release Samar Badawi and other Women’s Rights Advocates | Letter
25/08/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Samar Badawi, women’s rights activist Photo Credit: Amnesty 24 August 2018 VIA FAX and EMAIL TO: His Majesty, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fax: +966 11 403 3125 Email: … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Persistent gross, widespread and systematic violations of human rights while a member of the UN Human Rights Council | Joint Written Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
22/08/2018
See full pdf report as filed with the UN Human Rights Council without footnotes (due to length restrictions) See the fully footnoted report (pdf) This written statement by LRWC is endorsed by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). Item 4 – Human rights situations that require Council’s … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release of Imprisoned Women’s Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia | Letter
20/08/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Loujain Al-Hathloul, women’s rights activists Photo Credit: Amnesty International 14 August 2018 VIA EMAIL TO: Honourable Chrystia Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs Global Affairs Canada 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Hands off Samar Badawi | Letter
03/08/2018
Full PDF Version Samar Badawi, human and women's rights advocate Friday, 03 August 2018 VIA FAX and EMAIL TO: His Majesty, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fax: (via Ministry of the Interior) +966 11 403 3125 Email: … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release Waleed Abu al Khair and other Imprisoned Activists | Letter
02/08/2018
Full PDF Version Waleed Abu al Khair, Saudi lawyer Thursday, August 2, 2018 VIA FAX and EMAIL TO: His Majesty, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fax: (via Ministry of the Interior) +966 11 403 3125 Email: … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Loujain Al-Hathloul & others arbitrarily detained and accused | Letter
08/06/2018
Full PDF Version Loujain Al-Hathloul, women’s rights activists Photo Credit: Amnesty International Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is calling on the Government of Canada to immediately take diplomatic measures to ensure the liberty and safety from wrongful prosecution of Loujain Al-Halthloul … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release Waleed Abu al-Khair and Allow Medical Treatment | Joint Letter
24/11/2017
Full PDF Version November 24, 2017 His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Office of His Majesty the King Royal Court, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax (via Ministry of the Interior): + 966 11 403 3125 His … [Read more...]
States Must Cooperate with UN Technical Assistance In Ensuring Independence and Integrity of Legal Profession | Joint Oral Statement to the 36th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
28/09/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 37, at 01:06:02) Check Against Delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and Lawyers for Lawyers Item: Item 10 – General Debate: Technical assistance and capacity-building Date: 28 … [Read more...]
