Israel: Arbitrary Detention of Mohammed Allan | Letter
09/11/2015
Full PDF Version Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan Kiryat Hamemshala PO Box 18182 Jerusalem 91181, Israel Fax: 011 972 2 584 7872 Email: gerdan@knesset.gov.il Director General, Ministry of Health Moshe Bar Siman Tov 2 Ben-Tabai St. P.O.B. … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Oral Statement to the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights Council : Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia | Oral Statement
29/09/2015
Full text .pdf Check Against Delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10 - Cambodia Date: 29 September 2015 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Oral Statement to the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a … [Read more...]
Thailand: Military government shuts down lawyers’ human rights education event | Statement
05/06/2015
| Full .pdf document | Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Nomination of Waleed Abu Al-khair for the 2015 IBA Human Rights Award
30/05/2015
Nomination Form | Waleed Abu Al-Khair's CV The Registrar IBA Human Rights Award 2015 Via e-mail: hr@int-bar.org Friday, May 29, 2015 Re: Nomination of Waleed Abu Al-khair for the 2015 IBA Human Rights Award Nominators Lawyers for Lawyers P.O. Box 71 1007 JC AMSTERDAM The … [Read more...]
Syria: Human Rights Organizations Mark Birthday of Razan Zaitouneh with Renewed Call for Release of ‘Duma Four’ | Letter
28/04/2015
Full PDF Version 71 organizations joined to call for the release of lawyer Razan Zaitouneh and human rights defenders Samira Khalil, Nazem Hamadi and Wa’el Hamada (the Duma Four) who were disappeared on 9 December 2013. The joint statement was released in English and Arabic on the … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest, Detention and Prosecution of Human Rights Defender Adil Bakheit | Letter
28/04/2015
Mr. Adil Bakheit, member of the Board of Trustees of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor, was arrested 16 April 2015 for interrogation about his communications with TRACKS and subsequently charged. LRWC sent a letter calling for his release and withdrawal of all charges on 6 May 2015. Bakheit was … [Read more...]
Petition for Relief: In the matter of Waleed Abulkhair v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
15/04/2015
Petition for Relief | Appendix Petition for Relief: In the matter of Waleed Abulkhair v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On the first anniversary of the detention of human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair, organizations filed a Petition for Relief asking the UN Working Group on Arbitrary … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Arbitrary Detention of Mr. Le Quoc Quan | Letter
29/08/2014
Full PDF Version Also by email: webmaster@president.gov.vn Also per telefax: 0084 37 33 52 56 H.E. Mr. Trương Tấn Sang President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 02 Hung Vuong street, Ba Dinh district Ha Noi Viet Nam Also by email: … [Read more...]
Thailand: Thai Pineapple Industry Association (TPIA) responsibility to engage in dialogue about alleged human rights violations in Thailand’s fruit industry
14/08/2014
See full .pdf version LRWC's letter below is in response to a Letter from the Thai Pineapple Industry Association (TPIA) to the State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation (SERC) on 13 August 2014 [off LRWC site] Also see a joint letter to TPIA by 108 signatories on 8 August 2014 See … [Read more...]
Swaziland: In the Matter of Bhekithemba Makhubu and Thulani Maseko – Attack on Freedom of Expression and Arbitrary Detention | Letter
31/07/2014
Full PDF Version 31 July 2014 Prime Minister Dr. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini P.O. Box 395 Mbabane, Swaziland Fax: 011 268 2404 3943 His Majesty King Mswati III Office of the King Lozitha Palace P.O. Box 1 Kwaluseni, Swaziland Dear Prime Minister and Your Majesty: Re: In The … [Read more...]
