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Saudi Arabia: Call for Release of Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair | Letter
27/06/2016
Full PDF Version June 27, 2016 VIA EMAIL TO: The Honourable Stéphane Dion Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Stephane.Dion@parl.gc.ca Dear Minister Dion; Re: Call for Release of Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair Lawyers’ Rights … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regarding the Report of the Forum on Business and Human Rights and EMRIP review | Oral Statement
24/06/2016
Full PDF Version A video of this statement can be viewed below (statement begins at 7:20) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5 – Report of the Forum on Business & Human Rights and EMRIP review Date: 24 June 2016 Speaker: Paul Scambler Oral Statement to the … [Read more...]
Thailand: Official Impunity for Enforced Disappearances of Human Rights Defenders | Statement
19/06/2016
Full PDF Version Thailand: Official impunity for enforced disappearances of human rights defenders Twelve-year anniversary of abduction and disappearance of Mr. Somchai Neelapaijit and two-year anniversary of disappearance of Mr. Porlajee Rakchongcharoen Statement with Timelines 20 June … [Read more...]
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...]
