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Thailand: Pattern of International Human Rights Violations Since 22 May 2014 | Statement
23/09/2014
Full PDF Version [errata: The vote on membership in the Human Rights Council takes place 21 October 2014] Thailand: Pattern of international human rights violations since 22 May 2014 Statement 16 September 2014 On 3 September 2014, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Violent Attack against Human Rights Advocate Hana Shams Ahmed | Letter
18/09/2014
Full PDF Version 18th September 2014 Hon. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Office of the Prime Minister Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: pm@pmo.gov.bd Dear Prime Minister, Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) calls on the Government of … [Read more...]
The Right to Legal Aid: How British Columbia’s Legal Aid System Fails to Meet International Obligations
15/09/2014
Full PDF Version As a result of drastic reductions in funding for legal aid services in British Columbia (BC) over the past fifteen years, the province now fails to meet even the most basic legal aid needs of British Columbians to the point that BC has attracted international criticism … [Read more...]
Colombia: Safety of Lawyer Arturo Portilla Lizarazo | Letter
08/09/2014
Full PDF Version (English) Monday, September 8, 2014 Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia Palacio de Nariño Carrera 8 No.7-26 Bogotá, Colombia Fax: 011 57 1 596 0631 Dear President Santos; Re: Safety of lawyer Arturo Portilla Lizarazo I am writing on behalf of the … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Wrongful Prosecution of Lawyer N. Surendran | Letter
08/09/2014
Full PDF Version Monday, September 8, 2014 Dato’ Sri Mohammad Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya Selangor, Malaysia Fax: +60 3 8888 3444 Email: … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Petition to the WGAD Filed on Behalf of Mr Le Quoc Quan on 5 September 2014
05/09/2014
Full PDF Version Viet Nam: Petition to the WGAD filed on behalf of Mr Le Quoc Quan on 5 September 2014 by the Media Legal Defence Initiative, LRWC, L4L, Center for International Law Philippines, English PEN, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reporters Without Borders, Avocats Sans Frontières … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Arbitrary Detention of Maryam Al-Khawaja | Letter
05/09/2014
Full PDF Version Friday, September 5, 2014 Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain Office of His Majesty the King P.O. Box 555, Rifa’a Palace, al-Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa Prime Minister Kingdom of Bahrain al-Manama, Kingdom of … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Judicial Harassment and Arbitrary Detention of Lor Peang Community Activists | Letter
03/09/2014
Full PDF Version 2 September 2014 H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh, Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (C/o Council of Ministers); email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh; cppparty@gmail.com H.E. Sar Kheng Deputy Prime Minister and … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Arbitrary Detention of Mr. Le Quoc Quan | Letter
29/08/2014
Full PDF Version Also by email: webmaster@president.gov.vn Also per telefax: 0084 37 33 52 56 H.E. Mr. Trương Tấn Sang President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 02 Hung Vuong street, Ba Dinh district Ha Noi Viet Nam Also by email: … [Read more...]
Canada: Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Criticisms of Gaza Inquiry are Misleading | Statement
25/08/2014
Full PDF Version [typographical corrections are in square brackets] Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird’s statements slamming recent decisions on Gaza by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) are one-sided and distort the truth. On 11 August 2014, the Minister called the HRC’s decisions on … [Read more...]
