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Sri Lanka Universal Periodic Review Side Event
31/10/2012
LRWC member Vani Sevalrajah attended the 14th Session of the UPR of Sri Lanka October 30-November 1 in Geneva. The UPR provided an opportunity to review efforts made by Sri Lanka to fulfill obligations human rights obligations and to address on going problems regarding: loss of independence of key … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka UPR 2012: Rhetoric and Reality
26/10/2012
Side Event during the 14th Session of the UPR Working Group Wednesday, 31 October 2012 12h00 - 14h00 Room XXIV (24), Palais des Nations Organised by the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) Co-sponsored by Amnesty International; Asian … [Read more...]
LRWC delegates join 40 jurists on 3rd annual international visit to scrutinize attacks and murders of Colombian human rights lawyers
05/10/2012
Thanks to all donors for enabling LRWC’s participation in the Third Caravana of Lawyers to Colombia Twenty-eight lawyers murdered in Colombia since 2011 LRWC sent two delegates to participate in the Third International Caravana of Lawyers to Colombia, which took place from August 26 to … [Read more...]
Omar Khadr, Oh Canada | Vancouver, 19 September 2012
01/09/2012
See the video of this event -------------------- Wednesday September 19, 7:00 p.m. Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level Central Library, 350 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC Admission is free. Seating is limited. Omar Khadr’s imprisonment in Guantanamo raises disturbing questions for … [Read more...]
Side Event: Human Rights in the Philippines | September 20, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva
01/09/2012
Human Rights in the Philippines Can the UPR make a difference on the ground? & Launch of the ALRC’s special report “The Philippines' hollow human rights system” Thursday, September 20, 2012, 12:00 – 14:00 p.m. Room XVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva Click here to view the invitation … [Read more...]
University of Victoria: Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | September 13
01/09/2012
Download the September 13 Victoria Event Poster (pdf) Series: FIRST NATIONS’ RIGHTS: THE GAP BETWEEN LAW AND PRACTICE Indigenous Rights in the UN System Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Room … [Read more...]
Side Event: Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence | September 12, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva
01/09/2012
Side Event on the Occasion of the Presentation of the First Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence Invitation to the Side Event (pdf) September 12, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva: LRWC and the Asian Legal Resource … [Read more...]
Victoria Event: The Right to Know Our Rights: International law obligations to ensure international human rights education and training | June 15
27/05/2012
Friday, June 15, 2012 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm. Barristers' Lounge Courthouse Library Victoria, BC Event co-sponsored by LRWC and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) What does the newly adopted UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training mean for the legal … [Read more...]
Event: Cooperation or Conquest | 17 May 2012
02/05/2012
Prior to contact with Europeans, the diverse practices of Indigenous peoples on British Columbia's west coast evolved into highly developed legal traditions regarding governance, the environment and relationships between people. Sarah Morales will explain Coast Salish legal traditions —snuw’uyulh— … [Read more...]
Event: Remember the Children | 24 April 2012 | Video now online
22/03/2012
Video now online Education and services for children living on reserves is seriously underfunded compared to off-reserve funding. Nevertheless, a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission regarding the issue was dismissed without any arguments being heard. Dr. Cindy Blackstock will … [Read more...]
