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Colombia: Threats against Colombian Lawyer Andrea Torres Bautista (La Combinada Matter) | Letter
03/07/2015
Full PDF Version Friday, July 03, 2015 Juan Manuel Santos Calderόn President of the Republic of Colombia Carrera 8 No. 7 – 26 Palacio de Nariño Bogotá Colombia Dear President Santos: Threats against Colombian Lawyer Andrea Torres Bautista (La Combinada Matter) Lawyers Rights … [Read more...]
Colombia: Protections for Colombian Lawyer Sofia Lopez Mera | Letter
03/07/2015
Full PDF Version Friday, July 03, 2015 Juan Manuel Santos Calderόn President of the Republic of Colombia Carrera 8 No. 7 – 26 Palacio de Nariño Bogotá Colombia Dear President Santos: Protections for Colombian Lawyer Sofia Lopez Mera I write on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Raif Badawi – Arbitrary Detention and Illegal Treatment | Letter
30/06/2015
Full PDF Version Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) - within the framework of their joint programme the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders - … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: End of Arbitrary Detention of Mr. Le Quoc Quan | Letter
24/06/2015
Full PDF Version Eleven international human rights NGOs applaud the anticipated release on 27 June 2015 of human rights lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan most recently in prison since 27 December 2012. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention recommended his release in November … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Legal Obligation to Appoint Independent Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Remedy Fatal Shooting of Lawyers Irfan Chauhan and Rana Khalid Abbas | Letter
23/06/2015
Full PDF Version Monday, June 22, 2015 Mr. Mamnoon Hussain President of Pakistan President's Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan Email: publicmail@president.gov.pk Mr. Mian Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Prime Minister House Islamabad, Pakistan Email: secretary@cabinet.gov.pk; … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Withdraw Draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations | Joint Letter
22/06/2015
Full PDF Version (Khmer) | Full PDF Version (English) See background and a letter from eleven human rights groups dated 29 May 2015 Thirty-three NGOs call on the National Assembly of Cambodia to immediately withdraw the draft “Law on Associations and Non-Government Organizations” which … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Murder of Human Rights Activist Sabeen Mahmud | Letter
18/06/2015
Full PDF Version Thursday, June 18, 2015 Mr. Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan, President's Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Email: publicmail@president.gov.pk Mr. Mian Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister, Prime Minister HouseIslamabad, Pakistan Email: secretary@cabinet.gov.pk; … [Read more...]
Canada: Canadian Groups Call for a National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Women and Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Joint Statement
16/06/2015
Full PDF Version Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the Native Women’s Association of Canada, BC CEDAW Group, Feminist Alliance for International Action, and International Women's Rights Project call on the federal government to immediately adopt and implement TRC recommendation to conduct public … [Read more...]
Colombia: 2014 Caravana of Lawyers Delegation – Cali/Valle del Cauca Report | Report
16/06/2015
Full PDF Version 2014 Caravana of Lawyers Delegation - Cali/Valle del Cauca Report, International Colombia Caravana, June 2015. Report of the Fourth International Colombia Caravana investigation of dangers faced by lawyers and other human rights defenders in Cali and the department of Valle … [Read more...]
Canada: Bill C-51 demonstrates intention to violate international human rights and must be repealed | Statement
11/06/2015
Full .pdf statement Statement 11 June 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada profoundly regrets that on 9 June 2015 the Anti-Terrorist Act, 2015 (Bill C-51) was passed by the Senate of Canada and will enter into force upon Royal Assent. The Bill was rushed through Parliament in the face of … [Read more...]
