Publications

The Right to Dissent: Now Available for Sale on Amazon | Press Release

03/03/2017

Full PDF Version (Press Release) Full PDF (Right to Dissent Guidebook) Friday, March 3, 2017 PRESS RELEASE Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Announces the Release of The Right to Dissent Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) has published The Right to Dissent: A Guide to International Law … [Read more...]

Oral Statement to the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Oral Statement

27/02/2017

Full PDF Version Video Stream Available Here (Starts at 56:03) Check Against Delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3 – Clustered Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and Special … [Read more...]

The Right to Dissent: International law obligations to respect, protect and fulfill the right to participate in public affairs by engaging in criticism, opposition and dissent | Handbook

23/02/2017

Full PDF Version (free) | Available on CanLII (free) | Purchase hard copy on Amazon The Right to Dissent has been produced to promote human rights and the rule of law through enhancing knowledge of international human rights law guarantees of the rights to participate in public affairs … [Read more...]

Saudi Arabia: Imprisoned Activist Waleed Abu al-Khair Earns Human Rights Award | Human Rights Watch Press Release

18/02/2017

Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Arabic) For Immediate Release Saudi Arabia: Imprisoned Activist Earns Human Rights Award Waleed Abu al-Khair Serving 15 Years for Peaceful Activism (Beirut, February 20, 2017) – The Law Society of Upper Canada’s selection of the … [Read more...]

Saudi Arabia: Hands off Samar Badawi, says LRWC | Letter

18/02/2017

Full PDF Version 17 February 2017 VIA FAX & EMAIL TO: His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Office of His Majesty the King Royal Court, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax (via Ministry of the Interior): + 966 … [Read more...]

Zambia: Drop Charges and Remedy Wrongful Arrest and Detention of Lawyer Oliver Holland | Letter

17/02/2017

Full PDF Version Friday, February 17, 2017 Mr. Mumba Malila Attorney-General, Ministry of Justice PO Box 50106 Fairley Road, Ridgeway Lusaka, Zambia Dear Sir; Re: Wrongful arrest and detention of lawyer Oliver Holland Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada … [Read more...]

China: Cease and Remedy Widespread Human Rights Violations Against Human Rights Defenders and Activists | Joint Letter

17/02/2017

Full PDF Version Members of the Human Rights Council are urged to pressure China to stop and remedy widespread and systemic human rights violations against human rights defenders, environmental and democracy activists and lawyers in China which include: enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, … [Read more...]

Philippines: Investigate and Remedy Unlawful Killing of Veronico L. Delamente | Letter

15/02/2017

Full PDF Version Twenty-seven year old Veronico “Nico” L. Delamente, indigenous anti-mining activist, Mamanwa tribal leader and member of the Kahugpungan sa Lumadnongmga Organisasyon (KASALO) was killed on 20 January 2017. He was shot to death by two unidentified men while waiting to meet with … [Read more...]

Burma: Immediately Investigate and Remedy Murder of Lawyer U Ko Ni | Letter

03/02/2017

Full PDF Version Friday, February 3, 2017 President U Htin Kyaw President’s Office Office No.18 Nay Pyi Taw, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Fax: 011 95 1 652 624 Minister of Home Affairs Lt. Gen. Kyaw Swe Ministry of Home Affairs, Office No. 10 Nay Pyi Taw, Republic of the … [Read more...]

LRWC Newsletter: December 2016 – January 2017 Edition

31/01/2017