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Burma: Human Rights Crisis Involving Rohingya People and Other Migrants in the Indian Ocean | Letter to Australian Government
28/05/2015
Full PDF Version Representatives of 17 states will attend the 'Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean' in Bangkok on Friday 29 May 2015 to address the human rights crisis facing Rohingy people and other migrants at risk in the Indian Ocean. LRWC requests the Autralian Government … [Read more...]
Southeast Asia: Systematic violations of the internationally protected rights of Rohingya and other migrants is costing lives and must be stopped | Statement
26/05/2015
| full pdf version | | Open Letter to Other States | Letter to Australia | Letter to Canada | Statement 26 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in … [Read more...]
Thailand: Trials of civilians in military courts violate international fair trial rights: Judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders | Statement
25/05/2015
Full PDF document (English) LRWC แถลงการณ์การไต่สวนคดีต่อพลเรือนในศาลทหาร ละเมิดสิทธิสากลว่าด้วยการพิจารณาคดีที่เป็นธรรม (Thai translation by Cross Cultural Foundation, Thailand Statement 25 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights … [Read more...]
Thailand: Four years of arbitrary detention of human rights defender, Mr. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk | Statement
12/05/2015
Full statement (pdf) Statement 12 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council … [Read more...]
Thailand: US Secretary of State urged to maintain Thailand on Tier 3 of the Trafficking in Persons Report | Joint Letter
01/05/2015
Full pdf letter May 1, 2015 The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Re: Thailand’s designation in the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report Dear Secretary Kerry: As the U.S. State Department makes its final … [Read more...]
Syria: Human Rights Organizations Mark Birthday of Razan Zaitouneh with Renewed Call for Release of ‘Duma Four’ | Letter
28/04/2015
Full PDF Version 71 organizations joined to call for the release of lawyer Razan Zaitouneh and human rights defenders Samira Khalil, Nazem Hamadi and Wa’el Hamada (the Duma Four) who were disappeared on 9 December 2013. The joint statement was released in English and Arabic on the … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest, Detention and Prosecution of Human Rights Defender Adil Bakheit | Letter
28/04/2015
Mr. Adil Bakheit, member of the Board of Trustees of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor, was arrested 16 April 2015 for interrogation about his communications with TRACKS and subsequently charged. LRWC sent a letter calling for his release and withdrawal of all charges on 6 May 2015. Bakheit was … [Read more...]
Canada: Bill C-51 perverts the rule of law
25/04/2015
by Catherine Morris Law Times (print edition) and Georgia Straight (online), 27 April 2015 One of the worst things about Bill C-51 is that it threatens the rule of law and undermines the integrity and independence of Canadian courts. Bill C51 would allow CSIS and the Minister of Public … [Read more...]
Press Release: Seven Human Rights Organisations Refer the Case of Lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
15/04/2015
Full PDF Version Joint Press Release SAUDI ARABIA: Seven human rights organisations refer the case of lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Paris-Geneva-Vancouver-Toronto-New York-Amsterdam-London, April 15, 2015. On the first anniversary of the … [Read more...]
