Honduras: Group of Experts Calls for International Supervision of Honduras police investigation in Berta Caceres’ murder | Press Release
22/11/2017
GAIPE, an international group of experts, have examined and reported on the investigation by Honduras of the 3 March 2016 assassination of prominent indigenous land rights activist Berta Cáceres. The report, entitled "Dam of Violence: the Plan to Kill Berta Cáceres," reveals a failure on the part … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 33rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regarding Thailand, Cambodia, Honduras, India | Oral Statement
29/09/2016
Full PDF Version Full DOC Version Video Stream Available Here (Starts at 02:40:46) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10 – General Debate: Technical Assistance and Capacity-building Date: 28 September 2016 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Oral Statement to the 33rd … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regarding the Report of the Forum on Business and Human Rights and EMRIP review | Oral Statement
24/06/2016
Full PDF Version A video of this statement can be viewed below (statement begins at 7:20) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5 – Report of the Forum on Business & Human Rights and EMRIP review Date: 24 June 2016 Speaker: Paul Scambler Oral Statement to the … [Read more...]
Honduras: International Law Duties to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations
15/06/2016
Full PDF Version Honduras: International Law Duties to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations June 2016[1] Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers and others who promote human rights and the rule of law internationally by providing support to lawyers and other human … [Read more...]
Honduras: Canada Has Blood On Its Hands – Justice in Honduras Requires a U-Turn in Canadian Foreign Policy | Press Release
21/04/2016
PDF Version (English) | PDF Version (French) Canada Has Blood On Its Hands; Justice in Honduras Requires a U-Turn in Canadian Foreign Policy April 21, 2016 (Ottawa) Today, First Nations women leaders, legal and human rights activists called on the Canadian government to take a lead in … [Read more...]
Honduras: Canadian Human Rights Delegation to Speak About First-Hand Experience of Violence During Fact-Finding Mission to Honduras | Media Advisory
20/04/2016
Full PDF Version MEDIA ADVISORY April 19, 2016 Canadian human rights delegation to speak about first-hand experience of violence during fact-finding mission to Honduras A Canadian human rights delegation just back from a fact-finding visit to Honduras will hold a press conference to make … [Read more...]
LRWC, Mining Watch Canada, Rights Watch and Others Call for Justice in Honduras | Video
15/04/2016
LRWC, Mining Watch Canada, Rights Watch and others are calling for justice in Honduras. Videos can be viewed here. … [Read more...]
Canadian Delegation to Participate in the International Gathering Celebrating the Life of Berta Cáceres in Honduras | Press Release
15/04/2016
Full PDF Version Canadian Delegation to Participate in the International Gathering Celebrating the Life of Berta Cáceres in Honduras April 12, 2016 (Ottawa) Today, the ‘Canada Honduras Delegation for Justice, Land and Life’ is traveling to Tegucigalpa for the International Peoples Gathering … [Read more...]
Honduras: Canada-Based Groups Urge Canadian Government to Respond to the Murders of Berta Cáceres and Nelson García in Honduras | Letter
22/03/2016
LRWC joined many other Canada-based groups in a letter urging that the Canadian government respond to the murders of Berta Cáceres and Nelson García in Honduras in a manner that demonstrates Canada’s commitment to advance human rights, justice and security while protecting the rights of indigenous … [Read more...]
