Myanmar lawyer U Khin Maung Zaw shortlisted for human rights prize
04/06/2021
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomes news that Myanmar lawyer, U Khin Maung Zaw has been shortlisted for the 2021 Lawyers for Lawyers Prize. Based in the Netherlands, Lawyers for Lawyers advocates for lawyers at risk around the world. LRWC nominated U Khin Maung Zaw for the prize in April … [Read more...]
Thailand: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada urges Thailand to withdraw draft NGO law | Statement
31/05/2021
Full PDF statement Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada urges Thailand to withdraw draft NGO law Repressive draft law is a threat to civil society and violates international human rights law Statement 31 May 2021 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) joins the growing international expressions of … [Read more...]
Canada’s Senate must immediately pass Bill C-15: UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
29/05/2021
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) calls on Canada's Senate for immediate passage of Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. LRWC welcomes the House of Commons passage if the Bill on 25 May 2021 on Third Reading. In 2015 Canada's Truth and … [Read more...]
USA: Coalition calls for UN Inquiry into racist US police violence | Joint Letter
25/05/2021
Full PDF Joint Letter On 10 May 2021, a coalition of hundreds of families of victims of United States (US) police violence and civil society organizations from all over the world, including LRWC, signed a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding implementation of … [Read more...]
Manipulating the “Rule of Law”: How Powerful Actors Undermine Accountability for Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar | Publication
11/05/2021
Full PDF (ENG) First published by The Advocate, Vol. 79, Part3, May 2021 (Note: This article was submitted to The Advocate on 19 March 2021 and is current as of that date) Manipulating the "Rule of Law": How Powerful Actors Undermine Accountability for Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar By … [Read more...]
United States v. Steven Donziger: Denial of independent monitors’ request for audio access to trial | Update
06/05/2021
See letter with endorsement order of Judge Loretta A. Preska (pdf) Application for audio access to the trial scheduled 10 May 2021 in the matter of United States v. Steven Donziger, No. 19-CR-561 (SDNY) On 30 April 2021, an international panel of international human rights lawyers and … [Read more...]
Attend LRWC’s Annual General Meeting 7th May 2021: Keynote speaker Marjorie Cohn | Event
27/04/2021
Register to attend the online AGM CPD credit available for Keynote presentation (BC and Ontario lawyers) Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada plans to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) Friday 7 May 2021, 1 pm Pacific time (4 pm Eastern). This year’s AGM features keynote speaker … [Read more...]
LRWC releases its 2020 Annual Report | News
15/04/2021
Full Annual Report 2020 (pdf) Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada has released its 2020 Annual Report featuring highlights of 2020 as well as summaries of countries of concern, publications and educational events in 2020. Below is review of 2020 by LRWC Executive Director, Catherine Morris, excerpted from … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Mounting evidence of crimes against humanity during military coup crackdown | Oral Statement at the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
12/03/2021
Full .pdf statement aired on 12 March 2021 Direct link to LRWC oral video statement Link to full debate on UN WebTV: Part 1, 11 March 2021; Part 2, 12 March 2021. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: Interactive Dialogue: Special Rapporteur on Human … [Read more...]
“‘First They Ignore You’: Attempts to Thwart Human Rights Advocacy” | The Advocate March 2021
07/03/2021
Full PDF (ENG) First published by The Advocate, Vol. 79, Part 2, March 2021 NEWS FROM LAWYERS’ RIGHTS WATCH CANADA By Catherine Morris “FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU”: ATTEMPTS TO THWART HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY “First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you ... And … [Read more...]
