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Bahrain: NGOs Call for an End to Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders as Nabeel Rajab Arrested and Bahraini Rights Defenders Banned from Travel to Geneva | Joint Letter
16/06/2016
PDF Version (English) | PDF Version (Arabic) 16 June 2016 Bahrain: NGOs call for an end to reprisals against human rights defenders as Nabeel Rajab arrested and Bahraini rights defenders banned from travel to Geneva As the 32nd Session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened in … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Waleed Abu Al-Khair Nominated for Law Society of Upper Canada Human Rights Award
15/06/2016
Nomination Letter from LRWC, UIA, and the Law Society of England and Wales (PDF) Letter of Support from Alex Neve, Amnesty International (PDF) Letter of Support from Adam Coogle, Human Rights Watch (PDF) … [Read more...]
Honduras: International Law Duties to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations
15/06/2016
Full PDF Version Honduras: International Law Duties to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations June 2016[1] Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers and others who promote human rights and the rule of law internationally by providing support to lawyers and other human … [Read more...]
Thailand: LRWC Calls for Withdrawal of Charges Against Three Thai Human Rights Defenders | Letter
13/06/2016
Full PDF Version Update: 7 March 2017 criminal defamation charges withdrawn against Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, Somchai Homlaor and Anchana Heemmina. LRWC’s letter of 13 June 2016 called for the immediate withdrawal of all charges. 13 June 2016 General Prayut Chan-o-cha Prime Minister and … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Lawyers and the Rule of Law on Trial: Sedition in Malaysia
07/06/2016
Full PDF Version LAWYERS AND THE RULE OF LAW ON TRIAL: SEDITION IN MALAYSIA An analysis of Malaysia’s Sedition Act Prepared by Gail Davidson, Tami Friesen and Michael Jackson, Q.C. for LAWYERS RIGHTS WATCH CANADA Excerpt The Sedition Act seeks to limit and control … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: LRWC Calls for Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair and Raif Badawi | Letter
26/05/2016
Full PDF Version The Honourable Stéphane Dion Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Email: stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca Dear Minister Dion; Re: Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair and Raif Badawi Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada is writing to ask that you request the … [Read more...]
Indonesia: Attack on Lawyer Asrul Azis Sigalingging | Letter
26/05/2016
Full PDF Version Mr. Joko Widodo President of the Republic of Indonesia Jl. Veteran No. 16 JAKARTA Pusat INDONESIA E-mail: webmaster@setneg.go.id Amsterdam, 25 May 2016 Subject: Attack on lawyer Asrul Azis Sigalingging Your Excellency, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) is an independent … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of Human Rights Defender Nabeel Adib Abdallah and University Students | Letter
13/05/2016
Full PDF Version On 5 May 2016 Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services agents raided and broke into the office of prominent lawyer and rights activist Mr. Nabeel Adib Abdallah and arrested several university students. It appears the raid and the arrests were in response to legitimate … [Read more...]
