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Saudi Arabia: Waleed Abu al-Khair chosen for Law Society of Upper Canada Human Rights Award
09/11/2016
Saudi Arabia: Arbitrarily imprisoned human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2016 Law Society of Upper Canada Human Rights Award, a biennial award given to recognize outstanding contributions and devotion to the advancement of human rights and/or the … [Read more...]
Thailand: Andy Hall’s Statement on His Departure From Thailand
07/11/2016
Full PDF Version Andy Hall leaves Thailand after one court convicts him and another court acquits him for speaking out against the abuse of migrant workers in Thailand. Read Andy Hall’s statement below. LRWC advocacy on behalf of Andy Hall can be viewed here. Public Statement on Leaving … [Read more...]
Thailand: Cease judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Ms. Sirikan “June” Charoensiri
27/10/2016
Full .pdf Statement Thailand: LRWC calls on Thailand to cease judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Ms. Sirikan “June” Charoensiri. The statement identifies Thailand’s international human rights law obligations to withdraw all charges and stop all prosecutions against Ms. Sirikan, and ensure … [Read more...]
Pakistan: LRWC Renews Call to Investigate and Remedy Murder of Rashid Rehman Khan | Letter
25/10/2016
Full PDF Version Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Mr. Mamnoon Hussain President of Pakistan President's Secretariat Islamabad PAKISTAN Tel: +92 51 9204801, +92 51 9214171 Fax: +92 51 9207458 Email: publicmail@president.gov.pk Mr. Mian Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Prime Minister … [Read more...]
Thailand: Proposed amendments to Computer-Related Crime Act fail to address human rights concerns | Joint Statement
25/10/2016
Full PDF Version Full PDF Version (Thai) Thailand: Proposed amendments to Computer-Related Crime Act fail to address human rights concerns Bangkok, 25 October 2016 We, the undersigned international human rights organizations, urge Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to … [Read more...]
Sudan: End Judicial Harassment, Drop Charges and Release Human Rights Defenders | Letter
06/10/2016
Full PDF Version HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Mohamed Bushara Dousa Ministry of Justice PO Box 302, Al Nil Avenue Khartoum, Sudan Email : moj@moj.gov.s Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid Ministry of Interior PO Box … [Read more...]
Syria: Human Rights Organizations Renew Calls for Release of Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq | Joint Letter
04/10/2016
Full PDF Version Full Version (Arabic) Full Version (French) (Geneva, New York, October 04, 2016) – Syria should immediately release the Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his assistant, Mohamed Thatha, 31 human rights organizations said today, on the fourth anniversary of their … [Read more...]
India: LRWC, HRW and ICJ call for Release of Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez | Joint Letter
03/10/2016
Full PDF Version JAMMU and KASHMIR STATE, INDIA: LRWC, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists call for the immediate and unconditional release from arbitrary detention of human rights defender Khurram Parvez. Mr. Parvez, an internationally known human rights advocate, was … [Read more...]
