Statement: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Joint Statement
07/03/2016
The following joint oral statement by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and Asian Legal Resource Centre was submitted but was among the statements of eleven NGOs that could not be delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights … [Read more...]
Malaysia: LRWC Applauds Discontinuance of Sedition Act Prosecution of Dr. Azmi Sharom and Calls for Withdrawal of Sedition Charges against Others Wrongly Prosecuted | Press Release
18/02/2016
Full PDF Version FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 February 2016 - LRWC Applauds Discontinuance of Sedition Act prosecution of Dr. Azmi Sharom and calls for withdrawal of sedition charges against others wrongly prosecuted. On 12 February 2016, Malaysia’s Attorney General dropped charges of sedition … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Drop charges against human rights defender Lena Hendry | Joint letter
10/12/2015
Joint Letter to the Prime Minister (full text pdf) | Joint letter to the Attorney General (full text pdf) Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada was among twelve human rights organizations that co-signed letters to Malaysia's Prime Minister and Attorney General expressing deep concern about the decision … [Read more...]
Southeast Asia: Systematic violations of the internationally protected rights of Rohingya and other migrants is costing lives and must be stopped | Statement
26/05/2015
| full pdf version | | Open Letter to Other States | Letter to Australia | Letter to Canada | Statement 26 May 2015 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 … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Arrest of Eric Paulsen and Repeal of the Sedition Act and End to Arbitrary Detention | Letter
20/01/2015
Full PDF Version Monday, January 19, 2015 Dato Tan Seri Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya Selangor, Malaysia Fax: +60 3 8888 3444 Email: ppm@pmo.gov.my Mr. Ahmad Zahid … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Wrongful Prosecution of Lawyer N. Surendran | Letter
08/09/2014
Full PDF Version Monday, September 8, 2014 Dato’ Sri Mohammad Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya Selangor, Malaysia Fax: +60 3 8888 3444 Email: … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regular Session | Oral Statement
20/03/2014
Full PDF Version Malaysia: Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on UPR Outcomes: The need to repeal the Sedition Act. Joint Statement by LRWC and Lawyers for Lawyers delivered on 20 March 2014 by Vani Selvarajah. Date: 20 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda Item … [Read more...]
Malaysia: In The Matter of Karpal Singh: Malaysia Violates International Human Rights Obligations | Letter
06/03/2014
Full PDF Version Thursday, March 06, 2014 Dato’ Sri Mohammad Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya Selangor, Malaysia Fax: +60 3 8888 3444 Email: ppm@pmo.gov.my Mr. … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Prosecution of Lena Hendry and Violation of Freedoms of Expression and Opinion and to Impart Information | Letter
11/02/2014
Full PDF Version Ms Hendry was charged under the Censorship Act after the NGO Pusat KOMAS hosted a private showing of the award winning documentary "No Fire Zone: Killing Fields of Sri Lanka." Ms Hendry is the Programme Coordinator of Pusat KOMAS and faces a possible 3 years in prison if … [Read more...]
