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Syria: Fears for Life of Free Expression Advocate – Bassel Khartabil, in Undiscloed Location, May Face Death Sentence | Joint Letter
20/11/2015
Full PDF Version LRWC and 35 other international human rights organizations call for the release of Syrian freedom of expression advocate, Bassel Khartabil, arbitrarily detained since 12 March 2012 and now feared to have been disappeared as of 3 October 2015 and possibly sentenced to death by an … [Read more...]
Bahrain: European Parliament Urges Bahrain’s King to Lift Nabeel Rajab’s Travel Ban and Drop Charges | Joint Letter
19/11/2015
Full PDF (English) | Full PDF (French) LRWC joined 20 other international human rights organizations in an open letter (in English and French) calling for the withdrawal of all charges against prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab and removal of the ban that prevents him from … [Read more...]
Israel: Arbitrary Detention of Mohammed Allan | Letter
09/11/2015
Full PDF Version Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan Kiryat Hamemshala PO Box 18182 Jerusalem 91181, Israel Fax: 011 972 2 584 7872 Email: gerdan@knesset.gov.il Director General, Ministry of Health Moshe Bar Siman Tov 2 Ben-Tabai St. P.O.B. … [Read more...]
Syria: No Word on Activist’s Whereabouts | Report
04/11/2015
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Arabic) Syria: No Word on Activist’s Whereabouts Bassel Khartabil Transferred to Undisclosed Location on October 3 (Beirut, November 4, 2015) – Syria’s authorities have yet to disclose the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software … [Read more...]
Canada: Canada’s Failure to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Report
31/10/2015
Full PDF Version CANADA’S FAILURE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS by Gail Davidson and Rohan Shah Introduction Climate change scientific literature accepts that human activity, principally deforestation and the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels, has … [Read more...]
Colombia: Colombia Caravana 2014 – Judges at Risk – Report of the Judge Delegates of the Colombia Caravana | Report
28/10/2015
Full PDF Version The IV International Caravana Delegation of Lawyers to Colombia visited Colombia from August 23 to August 31, 2014. About 70 members from 12 countries, including five judges, visited seven regions: Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín, Pasto and Santa Marta. The … [Read more...]
Turkey: Arrest and Investigation of Human Rights Lawyer Tahir Elçi | Letter
22/10/2015
Full PDF Version October 21, 2015 OPEN LETTER Mr. Kenan İpek, Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice Adalet Bakanligi 06659 ANKARA, Turkey Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Cad. No:8 Balgat 06100 ANKARA, Turkey Your Excellencies, Re: Arrest … [Read more...]
Israel: Arbitrary Detention of Mohammed Allan | Letter
21/10/2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan Kiryat Hamemshala PO Box 18182 Jerusalem 91181, Israel Fax: 011 972 2 584 7872 Email: gerdan@knesset.gov.il Director General, Ministry of Health Moshe Bar Siman Tov 2 Ben-Tabai St. P.O.B. 1176 Jerusalem 91010, … [Read more...]
China: International Law Requires the Immediate Release of Bao Zhuoxuan | Letter
21/10/2015
Full PDF Version Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Xi Jinping General Secretary, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie Xichengqu Beijingshi 100017 People's Republic of China Guo Shengkun Minister of Public Security No.14, … [Read more...]
Syria: NGOs Call for Release of Bassel Khartabil | Press Release
07/10/2015
Full PDF Version Thirty-one NGOs issued a Press Release calling for the release of Bassel Khartabil. imprisoned since December 2012 and charged with 'spying for a foreign state'. A software engineer, Bassel was imprisoned for working to increase online access and provide research and education … [Read more...]
