Publications
Egypt: Global Legal Community Stands in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer | Joint statement
17/12/2021
Full .pdf statement On 17 December, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined a global coalition of 31 lawyers' organizations and 134 individual lawyers and law students in a joint statement calling for the unconditional release of Egyptian human rights lawyer, Mohamed el-Baqer, charged with … [Read more...]
Canada: Unlawful attacks on Indigenous land rights defenders in Wet’suwet’en Territory | Letter
15/12/2021
Full .pdf letter [See errata *]. On 15 December 2021 LRWC wrote to Canadian and British Columbia authorities expressing concern about "allegations of unlawful use of force by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) against Wet’suwet’en people and their invitees during the enforcement of a court … [Read more...]
China: Release disbarred human rights lawyer Zhang Zhan at risk of death in prison | Joint Statement
09/12/2021
Full .pdf joint statement China must release imprisoned journalist Zhang Zhan, who is at imminent risk of death The 29 Principles, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, Paris Bar … [Read more...]
Celebrate International Human Rights Day by joining or donating to LRWC
08/12/2021
Promoting human rights by protecting those who defend them Your membership dues & other donations make LRWC’s work possible. In 2021, celebrate the work of human rights lawyers and defenders by joining or donating to LRWC. LRWC membership fees and donations ensure needed support for our … [Read more...]
China: Suspension of Lin Qilei’s and revocation of Liang Xiaojun’s licences to practice law | Joint statement
08/12/2021
Full pdf joint statement Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Human Rights Now, China Change, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Paris Bar Association, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, the … [Read more...]
Russian Federation: Authorities must cease harassment of lawyer Ivan Pavlov | Joint statement
03/12/2021
Full pdf statement On 2 December 2021, six international human rights organizations released a statement denouncing the ongoing judicial and administrative harassment of Russian Federation lawyer Ivan Pavlov. See the statement below signed by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE); … [Read more...]
Belarus and Myanmar lawyers honoured: U Khin Maung Zaw (Myanmar) and Maksim Znak and Liudmila Kazak (Belarus) | Video
19/11/2021
L4L Laureates from Belarus: Also honoured were shortlisted lawyers collective from Algeria and Myanmar lawyer U Khin Maung Zaw On 18 November, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) honoured Myanmar lawyer U Khin Maung Zaw as a short-listed candidate in its annual Prize awarded to a lawyer who has made … [Read more...]
The “two Michaels” and Celil: Windows into China’s legal gulag | LRWC article in slaw.ca
17/11/2021
This article was first published at www.Slaw.ca, Canada's online legal magazine, on 16 November 2021. Written by Catherine Morris The “two Michaels,” Kovrig and Spavor, are not the only Canadians who have been unjustly imprisoned in China. Another Canadian, Huseyin Celil, has been jailed … [Read more...]
Cameroon: Ensure protection of human rights lawyer Felix Agbor Nkongho | Letter
15/11/2021
Full pdf letter (EN) 12 November 2021 His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya President of the Republic of Cameroon Presidency of the Republic, Palais de l’Unité 1000 Yaoundé Republic of Cameroon Email: cellcom@prc.cm; contact@presidenceducameroun.com His Excellency Mr. Joseph Dion … [Read more...]
Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups “Terrorist” | by Marjorie Cohn
15/11/2021
This article was originally published in Truthout on 9 November 2021. Marjorie Cohn is a member of the board of directors of LRWC. Copyright Truthout. Reprinted with permission. by Marjorie Cohn In an effort to cut off the financial lifelines of six of the most prominent Palestinian … [Read more...]
