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Human Rights Catastrophe in Cameroon | Written Statement to the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
26/08/2019
Link to document on UN Human Rights Council site Full .pdf document Press Release (pdf) | Press release (.docx) Joint written statement submitted by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status. The Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in … [Read more...]
China: Joint Letter Regarding the Revocation of Lawyer Li Jinxing’s License | Joint Letter
19/08/2019
Full PDF (ENG) August 14, 2019 Re: Joint Letter Regarding the Revocation of Lawyer Li Jinxing’s License China human rights lawyer Li Jinxing received a notice from the Shandong Provincial Department of Justice on 22 July 2019 regarding the administrative penalty of revocation of … [Read more...]
China: Denial of Medical Treatment to Lawyer Wang Quanzhang | Letter
19/08/2019
Full PDF (ENG) 12 August 2019 His Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, President of China The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie Xichengqu Beijingshi 100017 People’s Republic of China Email: english@mail.gov.cn RE: Denial of Medical Treatment to Lawyer Wang Quanzhang Your … [Read more...]
Turkey: International law obligations to release lawyer Nurullah Albayrak | Letter
10/08/2019
Full PDF (ENG) Nurullah Albayrak, lawyer August 8, 2019 Mr. Abdulhamit Gül Minister of Justice 06659 Kizilay Ankara, Turkey Tel: +90 (0312) 417 77 70 Email: info@adelet.gov.tr Re: International law obligations to release lawyer Nurullah Albayrak Dear Mr. Gül, We write on … [Read more...]
Zambia: Negative impact of proposed changes to Constitution on judicial independence | Joint news release
05/08/2019
NEWS RELEASE [For immediate release: Monday 05 August 2019] Full PDF News Release Zambia: Organisations warn of potential negative impact of proposed changes to Constitution on judicial independence We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned about the impact the Zambian … [Read more...]
UPR of Turkey: Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UN Human Rights Council
22/07/2019
Full PDF Version In July 2019, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined a coalition of legal organizations* led by the Law Society of England and Wales in a joint stakeholder submission for Turkey's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the UN Human Rights Council, scheduled to take place during the UPR's … [Read more...]
Turkey: International Law Obligations to Release Lawyer Eren Keskin | Letter
21/07/2019
Full PDF (ENG) Eren Keskin, human rights lawyer July 19, 2019 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 Re: International law obligations to release lawyer Eren … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Three Years and Still No Effective Investigation into Dr. Kem Ley’s Killing | Joint Statement
08/07/2019
Full PDF Dr. Kem Ley, political commentator and human rights defender 9 July 2019 Cambodia: Three years and still no effective investigation into Dr. Kem Ley’s killing (Bangkok, Thailand) --- Today, on the third anniversary of the killing of prominent political commentator and … [Read more...]
Philippines | Killing the lawyers: 43 jurists murdered in the Philippines since 2016 | Report
05/07/2019
Full .pdf report Killing the lawyers:* 43 jurists murdered in the Philippines since 2016 Extrajudicial killing of jurists as part of a pattern of widespread and systematic violations of human rights Report Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada 5 July 2019 Contents Introduction. 1 The … [Read more...]
China: Unlawful Use of Force by Police on 12 June 2019 | Letter
01/07/2019
Full PDF (ENG) | Link to Video Protestors gather near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Photo Source: Human Rights Watch Friday, June 28, 2019 Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Chief Executive of Hong Kong Office of the Chief Executive 1 Tim Wa Avenue Tamar, Hong Kong Email: … [Read more...]
