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Bahrain: Urgent Appeal for the Release of Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab | Joint Letter
02/09/2016
Full PDF Version HM Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Office of HM the King P.O. Box 555, Rifa’a Palace Kingdom of Bahrain Cc. The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Foreign & Commonwealth Office King Charles Street, London … [Read more...]
Colombia: International Legal Delegation in Colombia as Peace Agreement Signed
31/08/2016
Lawyers Without Borders Canada Report on Peace Negotiations (.pdf) (Spanish) Lawyers Without Borders English Summary (.pdf) An international delegation of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals, including members from Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, met in Colombia last week as part … [Read more...]
Kenya: Law Society of Kenya’s Response to Murder of Willie Kimani | Letter
19/08/2016
Full PDF Version The High Court of Kenya ruled that lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and their driver Joseph Muiruri were abducted and executed by police and allowed the Law Society of Kenya to seek compensation on behalf of the victims' families. Wednesday, August 17, … [Read more...]
Cambodia: International Law Duties to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations | Report
18/08/2016
Full PDF Version | Full Word Version Cambodia: The Duty to Investigate outlines international law and principles on the State duty to effectively investigate and remedy violations of the internationally protected right to life. These laws and principles support the recent call by five UN Special … [Read more...]
Iran: Arbitrary Sentencing and Detention of and Lack of Medical Treatment for Ms. Bahareh Hedayat and Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani | Letter
17/08/2016
Full PDF Version 16 August 2016 Leader of the Islamic Republic His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei Office of the Supreme Leader Shahid Keshvardoost Street Jomhuri Eslami Avenue Tehran, Iran Faxes: +98 21 649 5880 / 21 774 2228 Email: info_leader@leader.ir President Hassan … [Read more...]
Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Decision of Law Society of Upper Canada – Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada (2016 ONCA 518) | Case Summary
01/08/2016
On 29 June 2016, the OCA handed down its decision in Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada (2016 ONCA 518). Justice MacPherson, with both other judges agreeing, rejected TWU’s appeal, finding the original decision of the LSUC to have been made reasonably. Gavin Magrath presented … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: LRWC Calls on Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion to Use His Influence to Ensure the Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair and Raif Badawi | Letter
29/07/2016
Full PDF Version July 29, 2016 The Honourable Stéphane Dion Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Email: stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca Dear Minister Dion; Re: Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair and Raif Badawi from arbitrary detention in Saudi Arabia Lawyers’ Rights … [Read more...]
Thailand: Amicus Curiae Brief in the Case of Andy Hall | Amicus Brief
26/07/2016
Full PDF (English) | Full PDF Version (Thai) ภาษาไทย: LRWC and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) prepared submissions to the court in criminal defamation proceedings by the Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. against human rights defender, Andy Hall, for his research on violations of labour rights … [Read more...]
