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Honduras: Murder of Ms. Berta Cáceres and Ill-Treatment of Witness and Injured party, Mr. Gustavo Castro Soto | Letter
11/03/2016
Full PDF Version 11 March 2016 H.E. Juan Orlando Hernández Presidente de la República Casa Presidencial Bulevar Juan Pablo II Tegucigalpa, Honduras Email: info@presidencia.gob.hn Dear President, Re: Murder of Ms. Berta Cáceres and ill-treatment of witness and injured party, Mr. … [Read more...]
Canada: The Necessary Components of an Effective and Integrated National Security Accountability Framework for Canada | Joint Letter
09/03/2016
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (French) BY EMAIL March 9, 2016 The Honourable Ralph Goodale Minister of Public Safety 269 Laurier Avenue West Otttawa, ON K1A 0P8 Dear Minister: Re: The necessary components of an effective and integrated national security … [Read more...]
Statement: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Joint Statement
07/03/2016
The following joint oral statement by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and Asian Legal Resource Centre was submitted but was among the statements of eleven NGOs that could not be delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights … [Read more...]
United Arab Emirates: Human Rights Organisations Renew Call for Release of Peaceful Activists Convicted at Grossly Unfair Mass “UAE 94” Trial | Joint Letter
04/03/2016
Full PDF Version 04-Mar-2016 United Arab Emirates (UAE): Human rights organisations renew call for release of peaceful activists convicted at grossly unfair mass “UAE 94” trial On the third anniversary of the start of the mass trial of 94 individuals, including government critics and … [Read more...]
Honduras: Assassination of Berta Cáceres | Letter
04/03/2016
Full PDF Version Thursday, March 3, 2016 Attorney General of the Republic: Óscar Fernando Chinchilla Lomas del Guijarro Avenida República Dominicana Edificio Lomas Plaza II Tegucigalpa, Honduras Fax: 011 504 2 221 5667 Email: daniela.marine2@hotmail.com Chief of the Armed Forces of … [Read more...]
Canada: Factum of the Intervener LRWC – TWU vs LSUC
25/02/2016
Full PDF Version LRWC filed a factum as intervener in the Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada and the Attorney General of Canada case before the Ontario Court of Appeal on 25 February 2016. The Factum was prepared by LRWC members Gail Davidson, Lois Leslie, Gavin Magrath and … [Read more...]
Lesotho: Prominent Lawyer Khotso Nthontho Arrested | Press release
19/02/2016
Full PDF Version PRESS RELEASE Lesotho: prominent lawyer Khotso Nthontho arrested Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) are concerned about the arrest of lawyer Khotso Nthontho on 12 February 2016 and the ongoing threats against lawyers in Lesotho. Particularly the … [Read more...]
Malaysia: LRWC Applauds Discontinuance of Sedition Act Prosecution of Dr. Azmi Sharom and Calls for Withdrawal of Sedition Charges against Others Wrongly Prosecuted | Press Release
18/02/2016
Full PDF Version FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 February 2016 - LRWC Applauds Discontinuance of Sedition Act prosecution of Dr. Azmi Sharom and calls for withdrawal of sedition charges against others wrongly prosecuted. On 12 February 2016, Malaysia’s Attorney General dropped charges of sedition … [Read more...]
