Colombia: Protecting Access to Justice, Report of the Third International Caravana to Colombia, 21 May 2013 | Report
24/05/2013
Full PDF Version The report of the third Colombia Carvana contains the findings of the delegation of lawyers and judges who visited Colombia in August 2012 to for the purposes of: investigating risks faced by judges, lawyers and other human rights defenders in Colombia, providing support and making … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Judicial Harassment and Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender Kuch Veng | Letter
23/05/2013
Full letter below | Full PDF Version | Khmer language PDF version On 19 May 2013 Mr. Kuch Veng, a land rights and forestry activist and member of the Community Peace Network, was arrested in the Krako district, without provision of reasons or an arrest warrant, and has not been released. … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Land Rights Advocate Yorm Bopha Arbitrarily Detained | Letter
16/05/2013
Full PDF Version H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (c/o Council of Ministers) Email:leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh; cppparty@gmail.com H.E. Sok An Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, Council … [Read more...]
Sudan: Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Asma Ahmed Arbitrarily Detained | Letter
16/05/2013
Full PDF Version May 14, 2013 HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Mohammed Bushara Dousa Ministry of Justice PO Box 302, Al Nil Avenue Khartoum, Sudan Dear Your Excellencies: Re: Detention of Asma … [Read more...]
Iran: Human Rights Lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani arbitrarily detained | Letter
25/04/2013
To: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei; President Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad From: Hugh Gwillim Re: Request for Furlough for Human Rights Lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani Date: March 26, 2013 Lawyers’ Rights Watch of Canada (LRWC) requests that an appropriate bail for furlough be set for … [Read more...]
Colombia: Report of Judge Delegates of the Colombia Caravana | Report
25/04/2013
PDF Version In April, 2013 the judge delegates of the Colombia Caravana issued the report of their findings. The Honourable Carol Huddart, retired justice of the BC Court of Appeal, attended the Caravana on behalf of LRWC. The judges found, inter alia, that: "[i]n all regions visited by the … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Human Rights Defenders at Risk | Letter
25/04/2013
To: Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey, Fiscal General de la República de Guatemala, Ministerio Público; Mauricio López Bonilla, Ministro de Gobernación From: Naveen Mehta, General Counsel & Director of Human Rights, Equity, and Diversity, UFCW Canada Re: Guatemala – Human Rights Defenders at … [Read more...]
Tajikistan: Disappearance of Tajikistan lawyer | Letter
25/04/2013
To: President of Tajikistan From: Amy E. Reier B.A., M.A., L.L.B Re: Mr. Salim Shansiddinov – disappearance of Tajikistan lawyer Date: April 17, 2013 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers, provides support internationally to lawyers in danger and promotes … [Read more...]
Iran: Furlough request for Abdolfattah Soltani | Letter
17/04/2013
To: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Republic; President Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad From: Hugh Gwillim, LRWC Re: Request for Furlough for human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani Date: March 26, 2013 Lawyers’ Rights Watch of Canada (LRWC) requests that an appropriate bail … [Read more...]
Bahrain: IAP Executive Committee member, Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain | Letter
15/04/2013
Full PDF Version This letter is written in relation to Executive Committee member Ali bin Al-Buainain. The purpose of this letter is to make a formal complaint against his presence on the Executive Committee under Article 6.2 of the IAP (International Association of Prosecutors) … [Read more...]
