Saudi Arabia: Release lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair from arbitrary detention | Update
14/01/2022
January 2022 marks seven years since the 15-year prison sentence of human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair was confirmed by Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Court of Appeal on 12 January 2015. He was targeted for imprisonment because of his representation of clients unpopular with Saudi Arabia's monarchy … [Read more...]
India: Release Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez | Letter
14/01/2022
Full .pdf letter (EN) On 14 January 2022, LRWC wrote a letter to authorities in India expressing serious concern about the arbitrary detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Mr. Khurram Parvez, who was arrested and imprisoned on 22 November 2021 on vague and overbroad terrorism laws that are … [Read more...]
Colombia: The Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24 January 2022 | Recording now online
14/01/2022
See the 27-page report of the Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2022: Colombia English (pdf) | Espanol (.pdf) | Turkish (.pdf) | other languages forthcoming List of supporting documents for further reading (EN) See the recording of the event attended by 1,105 people. REGISTER NOW: 24 … [Read more...]
Escalating Threats to Colombian Human Rights Advocates: The Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24 January 2022 | Article
11/01/2022
This article originally appeared in Slaw.ca, an online magazine for Canadian lawyers, on 11 January 2022. Yessika Hoyos Morales, a lawyer in Colombia, is a speaker at the upcoming event on 24 January for the Day of the Endangered Lawyer. See more information and register for the event, which is … [Read more...]
Hong Kong SAR: Lawyer Chow Hang-Tung sentenced to prison for organizing Tiananmen vigil | Update
18/12/2021
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada deplores the conviction and prison sentence handed down to Hong Kong lawyer Chow Hang-Tung on 13 December 2021 for participating in a peaceful candlelight vigil for victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The vigil was held on 4 June 2020, the anniversary of … [Read more...]
Egypt: Global Legal Community Stands in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer | Joint statement
17/12/2021
Full .pdf statement On 17 December, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined a global coalition of 31 lawyers' organizations and 134 individual lawyers and law students in a joint statement calling for the unconditional release of Egyptian human rights lawyer, Mohamed el-Baqer, charged with … [Read more...]
Canada: Unlawful attacks on Indigenous land rights defenders in Wet’suwet’en Territory | Letter
15/12/2021
Full .pdf letter [See errata *]. On 15 December 2021 LRWC wrote to Canadian and British Columbia authorities expressing concern about "allegations of unlawful use of force by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) against Wet’suwet’en people and their invitees during the enforcement of a court … [Read more...]
China: Release disbarred human rights lawyer Zhang Zhan at risk of death in prison | Joint Statement
09/12/2021
Full .pdf joint statement China must release imprisoned journalist Zhang Zhan, who is at imminent risk of death The 29 Principles, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, Paris Bar … [Read more...]
Celebrate International Human Rights Day by joining or donating to LRWC
08/12/2021
Promoting human rights by protecting those who defend them Your membership dues & other donations make LRWC’s work possible. In 2021, celebrate the work of human rights lawyers and defenders by joining or donating to LRWC. LRWC membership fees and donations ensure needed support for our … [Read more...]
Russian Federation: Authorities must cease harassment of lawyer Ivan Pavlov | Joint statement
03/12/2021
Full pdf statement On 2 December 2021, six international human rights organizations released a statement denouncing the ongoing judicial and administrative harassment of Russian Federation lawyer Ivan Pavlov. See the statement below signed by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE); … [Read more...]
