AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGNS
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 57th Session, 9 September to 11 October 2024
18/10/2024
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada participated in the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council held from 9 September to 11 October 2024. LRWC gave eight statements, several of which were joined or endorsed by other NGOs. In addition, LRWC joined four statements delivered by other NGOs. Afghanistan, … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Urgently take effective action to prevent violations and atrocity crimes | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
18/10/2024
Full .pdf statement See more statements made at the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 6: Universal Periodic Review of Afghanistan: Outcome Date: 26 September 2024 Oral Statement to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Afghanistan’s worsening human rights catastrophe and gender apartheid | Oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council
18/10/2024
Full .pdf statement See other LRWC statements at the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Enhanced Interactive dialogue on Afghanistan Date: 9 September 2024 Oral Statement to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council … [Read more...]
The global problem of enforced disappearances: “Outside all protection of the law” | Written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council
23/01/2024
Written statement submitted by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status. Peacemakers Trust, The 29 Principles, Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Colombian Caravana, Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre, NGOs without consultative status, … [Read more...]
Enforced disappearances: “Every minute counts” | Joint submission to UN CED and WGEID
15/08/2023
Full pdf submission On 15 August 2023, LRWC joined a submission to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance (CED) and the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearance (WGEID). The submission, was initiated by Peacemakers Trust and is also endorsed by the Colombian Caravana, The 29 … [Read more...]
LRWC intervenes at the UN Human Rights Council on violations in over a dozen countries | Letters and statements at the 51st Session 12 September to 7 October 2022
07/10/2022
During the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council held 12 September to 7 October 2022, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) intervened to seek the Council's action to address serious human rights violations in a number of countries including: Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, the Occupied … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Establish an independent international investigative mechanism | Oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council’s Urgent Debate on rights of women and girls in Afghanistan
01/07/2022
Full .pdf statement See the full urgent debate on UN WebTV: Part 1, including statements of the UNHCHR, the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, and Ms. Fawzia Koofi, First Woman Vice President of the Afghan Parliament and human rights activist Part 2 (NGO statements) See the text of all … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Grave risks for jurists, particularly women, and threats to Afghanistan’s independent legal profession | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
16/06/2022
Full .pdf statement. Watch the video statement on UN Web TV at 01:05:36, aired 16 June 2022. Watch the first part of the debate, held 15 June 2022. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 2, Interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Protect jurists and defenders, particularly women | Joint Statement to the 34th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council
31/03/2022
Full .pdf statement Video statement on UN WebTV at 02:26:30 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: General Debate Date: 30 March 2022 Speaker: Paul Scambler Oral Statement to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Urgent need for international investigative mechanism | Oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
27/09/2021
Full pdf statement See the video at 02:39:50 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: General debate on human rights situations that require the Council's attention Date: 24 September 2021 Speaker: Paria Saremi Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human … [Read more...]
