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Canada: Stop the Flow of Weapons to Yemen | Letter
31/03/2019
Full PDF Version March 26th, 2019 The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, PC MP, Prime Minister of Canada, 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON., K1M 1M4 Re: Letter to Prime Minister on Saudi Arms Deal Dear Mr. Prime Minister, We, the Canadian Defenders for Human Rights (CD4HR), and our allies and … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Nomination of Waleed Abu al-Khair for the 2019 ABA International Human Rights Award | Joint Letter
29/03/2019
Full PDF Version Waleed Abu al-Khair, unlawfully imprisoned for his work as a human rights lawyer since 15 April 2014, has been nominated for the 2019 American Bar Association Human Rights Award jointly by LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers, Union Internationale des Avocats and the Law Society of … [Read more...]
Turkey: Release 108 Lawyers from Arbitrary Detention | Letter
28/03/2019
Full PDF Version Selçuk Kozağaçlı (left), Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Erin Keskin (right) Mr. Abdulhamit Gül Minister of Justice 06659 Kizilay Ankara, Turkey Tel: +90 (0312) 417 77 70 Fax: +90 (0312) 419 33 70 Email: info@adelet.gov.tr President of Turkey Recep Tayyip … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Joint Statement to the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Saudi Arabia | Joint Statement
28/03/2019
Full PDF Version Loujain Al-Hathloul (left), Aziza Al-Yousef, Eman Al-Nafjan, Samar Badawi (right) Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs Email: chrystia.freeland@parl.gc.ca House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Maryam Monsef, Minister of … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Arbitrary Detention of Samar Badawi | Working Paper
27/03/2019
Full PDF Version Samar Badawi, human rights advocate Draft Working Paper on the Arbitrary Detention of Samar Badawi Background Samar Badawi is known and respected internationally as a human rights advocate. Her past peaceful and lawful human rights works has included advocacy for: … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Waleed Abu al-Khair Update | WGAD
27/03/2019
Full PDF Version Waleed Abu al-Khair of Saudi Arabia LRWC provided the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention with an update of the situation of imprisoned lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair. The Working Group in its 4 July 2018 Opinion concluded there was no legal justification for the arrest, … [Read more...]
United States: Threats by the USA against the International Criminal Court | Letter to the Canadian government
26/03/2019
Full PDF Version International Criminal Court Photo credit: Human Rights Watch 25 March, 2019 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs 111 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 E-mail: chrystia.freeland@international.gc.ca Dear Minister Freeland, Re: … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Statement to the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR Report on Sri Lanka
20/03/2019
Live video stream, Chapter 29, 01:09:34 Full .pdf statement Check against delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR Report on Sri Lanka Date: 20 March 2019 Speaker: Ms. Dharsha Jegatheeswaran Oral Statement to the 40th … [Read more...]
China: Joint Statement to the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council by ISHR joined by LRWC | Joint Statement
15/03/2019
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) in the following oral statement given at the China's Universal Periodic Review on 15 March 2019 at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. UN WebTV live stream (Chapter 20, 00:38:43) Full .pdf statement Human … [Read more...]
Colombia: Protective Measures for Human Rights Lawyer Adil Meléndez | Letter
14/03/2019
Full PDF Version (ENG) / Full PDF Version (ESP) Adil Meléndez, Human Rights Lawyer 13 March, 2019 Pablo Elías González Monguí Director, Unidad Nacional de Protección Carrera 63 # 14 – 97 Puente Aranda Bogotá D.C. 111611 Colombia Dear Mr González Monguí Re: Protective measures … [Read more...]
