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Myanmar, Colombia, China: Effective engagement with Universal Periodic Review is critical to effectiveness | Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
01/10/2021
See the full debate. LRWC joint statement at 56:42. Full .pdf statement (EN) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 6: General debate the Universal Periodic Review Date: 1 October 2021 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human … [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...]
Belarus: Persecution and repression of legal professionals | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2021
See the full debate video on UN WebTV. See the joint statement of the IBA, L4L, LSEW, and LRWC at 1:25:16. See the pdf joint statement United Nations Human Rights Council, 48th Session Agenda Item 4 Interactive dialogue on the interim oral update of OHCHR on the situation of human rights … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Widespread, systematic gross human rights violations | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2021
See the full interactive diologue See the full interactive dialogue at 51:52:03. United Nations Human Rights Council, 48th Session Agenda Item: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ written update on Myanmar 24 September 2021 Oral Statement (Check against … [Read more...]
South Sudan: Continued pattern of widespread violations | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
23/09/2021
See the full Interactive Dialogue video starting at 01:13:10. See the LRWC statement at 02:18:28. See .pdf statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (oral update) Date: 23 September … [Read more...]
Iran and Turkey: Systematic attacks on lawyers denies the right to legal representation | Joint oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
22/09/2021
Full pdf statement (EN). See the video on UN WebTV (LRWC, IBA, L4L, LSEW statement at 02:44:17) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3: General debate on civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Date: 22 September … [Read more...]
Protect Afghanistan’s truth-tellers: Human rights defenders in a world of diplomatic doublespeak | Article
15/09/2021
This article was first published at www.Slaw.ca, Canada's online legal magazine, on 15 September 2021. Protect Afghanistan’s truth-tellers: Human rights defenders in a world of diplomatic doublespeak Written by Catherine Morris In 2021 the world has witnessed the abject failure of … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan: Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | UN Statement
15/09/2021
Full pdf statement (EN) Video of full debate: See the opening statements and reports of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights during Item 2 of the 48th session. Second meeting with report on Afghanistan. See the general debate: 3rd meeting, 4th meeting, and 5th meeting (LRWC's statement is at … [Read more...]
Colombia: Mid-term report on implementation of UPR recommendations | Joint report of L4L, LRWC, and the Colombia Caravana
14/09/2021
Full report pdf (EN) In 2018, the UN Human Rights Council conducted its third regular Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Colombia. During the UPR, Colombia received and accepted 28 recommendations for protection of human rights defenders, including lawyers. In September 2021, LRWC joined … [Read more...]
Responding to Scholars under Threat in Asia: Afghanistan and Beyond | UVic online event
10/09/2021
Speakers: Susan Breau: Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria; specializing in international humanitarian and human rights law Phil Calvert: Former Canadian Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos; CAPI Senior Fellow Viviana Fernandez: National Steering Committee Chair, … [Read more...]
