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BC legal aid gaps violate international law: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada calls for independent legal aid body | Press release
22/11/2018
BC legal aid gaps violate international law Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada calls for independent legal aid body Press release For immediate release full .pdf file 22 November 2018 - Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) today told the government of British Columbia that BC’s inadequate legal aid … [Read more...]
The Right to Legal Aid: Submission to BC Legal Aid Services Review | Report
22/11/2018
The Right to Legal Aid: Recommendations for Reform of British Columbia’s Legal Aid System in accordance with Canada’s International Human Rights Obligations Submission to the Legal Aid Services Review of the Province of British Columbia 22 November 2018 Full pdf document Introduction This … [Read more...]
Canada: Review of Canada’s Compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | Oral Statement
20/11/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: United Nations Committee Against Torture 65th Session: Canada Date: 20 November 2018 Oral Statement from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and the International Civil Liberties Group (ICLMG) to the … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Pakistan’s Duty to Provide Protection to Asia Bibi, Saif ul Mulook, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan | Letter
09/11/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Thursday, 8 November, 2018 Mr. Arif Alvi President of Pakistan President’s Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92 51 9204801, +92 51 9214171 Email: dg_coord2@president.gov.pk, dir_coord4@president.gov.pk Mr. Imran Khan Prime Minister of … [Read more...]
Crisis in Cameroon: Conversation with Felix Agbor Nkongho | Video
08/11/2018
On-Demand Webcast Archive / MP4 Download Crisis in Cameroon: Conversation with Felix Agbor Nkongho 25/10/18 in Toronto Ontario Co-hosted by the Law Society of Ontario and LRWC … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Asylum in Canada for Asia Bibi and her family | Letter
08/11/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Tuesday, 06 November 2018 The Honourable Ahmed D. Hussen MP Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 365 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1 Minister@cic.gc.ca The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould MP Minister of Justice and Attorney … [Read more...]
Philippines: Illegal Arrest, Detention, and Torture of Peasant Rights Advocates | Letter
04/11/2018
Full PDF Version Photo Credit: Hukbo Tuesday, October 30, 2018 H.E. Rodrigo Duterte President of the Republic, Malacañang Palace, JP Laurel St., San Miguel, Manila Philippines Fax: (+632) 742-1641 / 929-3968 E-mail: op@president.gov.ph The Honorable Menardo I. … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Over 160 Groups Call for Accountability Following Murder of Journalist and Widespread Arrest of Women’s Rights Defenders | Press Release
27/10/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Recognising the fundamental right to express our views, free from repression, over 160 civil society organisations call on the international community, including the United Nations, multilateral and regional institutions as well as democratic governments … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Kingdom Must Be Held to Account for Suppression of Dissent, Following Murder of Journalist and Widespread Arrest of Women’s Rights Defenders | Letter
27/10/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Recognising the fundamental right to express our views, free from repression, we the undersigned civil society organisations call on the international community, including the United Nations, multilateral and regional institutions as well as democratic … [Read more...]
Cameroon: Anglophones Face Severe Humanitarian Crisis | Briefing Note
23/10/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version / Felix Agbor Nkongho Full Bio Link to Toronto Event (Oct 25) / Link to Ottawa Event (Oct 30) Cameroon: Anglophones face severe humanitarian crisis Briefing Note 22 October 2018 The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner of Human Rights warned in March, … [Read more...]
