ATTACKING DEFENDERS: The Criminalization of Human Rights Advocacy | Press Release
09/06/2020
More about the book, including free download Read the Foreword by Michel Forst NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Promoting human rights by protecting those who defend them www.lrwc.org – lrwc@lrwc.org – Tel: +1 604 736 … [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...]
Turkey: Immediately and Unconditionally Release Idil Eser and 9 Other Human Rights Defenders | Letter
17/07/2017
Full PDF Version LRWC calls on Turkey to immediately release Idil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey and nine other human rights defenders arrested and detained on 5 July 2017 ostensibly for investigation of alleged membership in “an armed organization with the purpose of committing … [Read more...]
United States: LRWC Calls for Attorney General to vacate warrant for Amy Goodman’s arrest | Letter
16/09/2016
Full PDF Version Full DOC Version 17 September 2016 TO: Loretta Lynch , United States Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Wayne Stenehjem Attorney General for North Dakota State Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 125, … [Read more...]
Kenya: Law Society of Kenya’s Response to Murder of Willie Kimani | Letter
19/08/2016
Full PDF Version The High Court of Kenya ruled that lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and their driver Joseph Muiruri were abducted and executed by police and allowed the Law Society of Kenya to seek compensation on behalf of the victims' families. Wednesday, August 17, … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Arbitrary Arrest and Incommunicado Detention of Nguyễn Văn Đài | Letter
04/07/2016
Full PDF Version Monday, July 4, 2016 Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Email: InfoDesk@ohchr.org Dear High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Waleed Abu Al-Khair Nominated for Law Society of Upper Canada Human Rights Award
15/06/2016
Nomination Letter from LRWC, UIA, and the Law Society of England and Wales (PDF) Letter of Support from Alex Neve, Amnesty International (PDF) Letter of Support from Adam Coogle, Human Rights Watch (PDF) … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: LRWC Calls for Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair and Raif Badawi | Letter
26/05/2016
Full PDF Version The Honourable Stéphane Dion Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Email: stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca Dear Minister Dion; Re: Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair and Raif Badawi Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada is writing to ask that you request the … [Read more...]
Indonesia: Attack on Lawyer Asrul Azis Sigalingging | Letter
26/05/2016
Full PDF Version Mr. Joko Widodo President of the Republic of Indonesia Jl. Veteran No. 16 JAKARTA Pusat INDONESIA E-mail: webmaster@setneg.go.id Amsterdam, 25 May 2016 Subject: Attack on lawyer Asrul Azis Sigalingging Your Excellency, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) is an independent … [Read more...]
Thailand: NGOs Highlight Cases of Intimidation and Harassment Against Human Rights Lawyers Sirikan Charoensiri and Benjarat Meethien | Joint Letter
06/05/2016
Full PDF Version LRWC, the International Commission of Jurists and Lawyers for Lawyers highlight two cases of intimidation and harassment against human rights lawyers and call on the Lawyers Council of Thailand to urge Government authorities to respect and protect advocacy rights. 6 May … [Read more...]
