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Cameroon: Ensure protection of human rights lawyer Felix Agbor Nkongho | Letter
15/11/2021
Full pdf letter (EN) 12 November 2021 His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya President of the Republic of Cameroon Presidency of the Republic, Palais de l’Unité 1000 Yaoundé Republic of Cameroon Email: cellcom@prc.cm; contact@presidenceducameroun.com His Excellency Mr. Joseph Dion … [Read more...]
Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups “Terrorist” | by Marjorie Cohn
15/11/2021
This article was originally published in Truthout on 9 November 2021. Marjorie Cohn is a member of the board of directors of LRWC. Copyright Truthout. Reprinted with permission. by Marjorie Cohn In an effort to cut off the financial lifelines of six of the most prominent Palestinian … [Read more...]
Algeria: Arbitrary detention of lawyer Abderraouf Arslane | Joint letter
09/11/2021
Full pdf letter (ENG) Full pdf letter (Arabic): حول مواصلة الاعتقال التعسفي للمحامي عبد الرؤوف أرسلان دون محاكمة Présidence de la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire H.E. Abdelmadjid Tebboune Place Mohamed Seddik Benyahia, El Mouradia Alger, 16000, Algérie E-mail: … [Read more...]
Thailand: Migrant workers arrested after seeking protection of their rights | Joint open letter
03/11/2021
See full letter (EN) pdf See full letter (TH) pdf: เรื่อง ข้อกังวลเกี่ยวกับการจับกุมแรงงานข้ามชาติเจ็ดคนที่กระทรวงแรงงาน แม้รัฐบาลไทยมีมติให้อภัยโทษ ระหว่างรอการท าเอกสารตามกฎหมาย และข้อเรียกร้องให้มีการคุ้มครองการใช้สิทธิในการปกป้องสิทธิ มนุษยชนของแรงงานข้ามชาติ On 1 November, LRWC was among 100 … [Read more...]
ACTION NEWS: LRWC newsletter Autumn 2021
03/11/2021
Join or Renew | Support LRWC's work LRWC Action News, Autumn 2021 Edition (full pdf) Afghanistan | Belarus | Burundi | Cambodia | Canada | China | Colombia | Iran | Myanmar | Pakistan | Philippines | South Sudan | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Turkey | Viet Nam | UN Human Rights Council | International … [Read more...]
British Columbia, Canada: Withdraw amendments to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act | Joint letter
27/10/2021
Full joint letter (pdf) | See FIPA's webpage for more information Update 1 November 2021: See a Note by the Centre for Law and Democracy with in-depth assessments of proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) On 26 October 2021, Lawyers' Rights … [Read more...]
Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill | Joint Statement
13/10/2021
October 13, 2021 – Today, eleven undersigned organizations called on the Government of Singapore to withdraw the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill (‘FICA’). FICA’s provisions contravene international legal and human rights principles – including the rights to freedom of expression, … [Read more...]
Philippines: Halt the attacks on lawyers and human rights defenders | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
07/10/2021
Full statement pdf (EN) See the joint statement on UN WebTV at 3:00:05 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: General Debate Date: 7 October 2021 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Cambodia: “Vortex of power” deprives Cambodians of right to political participation | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
06/10/2021
Full .pdf statement (EN) See the video of the Interactive Dialogue. See LRWC's statement at 01:02:34. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: General Debate Date: 6 October 2021 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: End reprisals against those engaging with the UN | Joint letter
05/10/2021
See full joint letter .pdf (ENG) (updated signatory list) Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is among 30 NGOs participating in a 5 October 2021 joint letter sent to UN Human Rights Council members and observer States. Initiated by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) seeking support for … [Read more...]
