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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...]
Thailand: NGOs Highlight Cases of Intimidation and Harassment Against Human Rights Lawyers Sirikan Charoensiri and Benjarat Meethien | Joint Letter
06/05/2016
Full PDF Version LRWC, the International Commission of Jurists and Lawyers for Lawyers highlight two cases of intimidation and harassment against human rights lawyers and call on the Lawyers Council of Thailand to urge Government authorities to respect and protect advocacy rights. 6 May … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Nomination of Waleed Abu Al-Khair for International Bar Association Human Rights Award
04/05/2016
Nomination 29 May 2015 - LRWC and Lawyers for Lawyers nominated lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair, imprisoned for peacefully advocacting for human rights in Saudi Arabia, for the International Bar Association Human Rights Award … [Read more...]
Turkey: Unlawful and Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of Ms. Ayşe Acinikli and Mr. Ramazan Demir | Joint Letter
04/05/2016
Full PDF Version LRWC and other international human rights organizations call on United Nations Special Rapporteurs to take action to ensure the release and withdrawal of charges against arbitrarily detained human rights lawyers Ms. Ayşe Acinikli and Mr. Ramazan Demir. … [Read more...]
Syria: Joint Appeal to Help Free Syrian Human Rights Defender Razan Zaitouneh and Her Colleagues on Her Birthday | Letter
29/04/2016
Full PDF (Arabic العربية) | Full PDF (English) Nineteen human rights groups worldwide again call for the location and release of four Syrian human rights defenders abducted and disappeared in December 2013: Razan Zaitouneh, her husband Wael Hamada, and Samira Khalil and Nazem … [Read more...]
Thailand: Five Years On, International Organizations Renew Call for Release of Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk | Letter
29/04/2016
Full PDF Version On the eve of the five-year anniversary of his detention, 16 international human rights organizations, condemn the ongoing and arbitrary deprivation of liberty of human rights defender Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk and call on Thailand’s authorities to immediately and unconditionally … [Read more...]
