Publications
Turkey: Immediately and Unconditionally Release Arbitrarily Detained Dr. İştar Gözaydın | Letter
01/01/2017
Full PDF Version 31 December 2016 President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Cumhurbaskanligi 06100 Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 312 468 5026 Email: cumhurbaskanligi@tccb.gov.tr Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu Basbakanlik 06573 Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 312 417 0476 Email: … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Immediately and Unconditionally Release Waleed Abu al-Khair | Letter
20/12/2016
Full PDF Version VIA FAX 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 11 403 3125 His Royal … [Read more...]
Canada: Urge Saudi Arabia to Immediately Release Waleed Abu al-Khair | Letter
20/12/2016
Full PDF Version 20 December 2016 The Honourable Stéphane Dion Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Email: stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca Dear Minister Dion: Re: Request for Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair by Saudi Arabia LRWC writes … [Read more...]
Colombia: Immediately Implement Protections for Human Rights Defenders | Joint Letter
16/12/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Spanish) Juan Manuel Santos Calderon President of the Republic of Colombia Palacio de Nariño Carrera 8 No. 7 – 26 Bogotá - Colombia 14 December 2016 Dear President Santos, Re: Letter of concern regarding the rise in killings and … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Organizations Renew Call for Release of Human Rights Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, Arbitrarily Detained for One Year | Joint Statement
15/12/2016
Full PDF Version Vietnamese human rights lawyer arbitrarily detained for the last year December 16, 2016 The Vietnamese government must immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer and blogger Nguyen Van Dai who has been arbitrarily detained for a year without access … [Read more...]
Thailand: Thailand must cease prosecution of human rights defenders | Press Release
12/12/2016
Full PDF Version For Immediate Release December 12, 2016 Thailand must cease prosecution of human rights defenders Global coalition of 110 organizations call on Prime Minister Prayut for reforms Thailand’s use of criminal defamation laws and the Computer Crimes Act to … [Read more...]
Thailand: 110 Signatories Condemn Conviction of Human Rights Defender Andy Hall and Call Upon Thailand to Protect Human Rights Defenders | Joint Letter
09/12/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Thai) Following the conviction of Andy Hall, a coalition of 110 signatories, including 60 civil society organizations, 28 unions and worker organizations, 13 companies and 9 members of the European Parliament, endorsed an open letter calling on Thailand … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Investigate and Remedy Murder of Lawyer Bilal Anwar Kasi and Sandeman Civil Hospital Quetta Bomb Attack | Letter
09/12/2016
Full PDF Version Mass murders of lawyers in Quetta, Balochistan Province, Pakistan, on 8 August 2016 remain unresolved with investigations incomplete, mired in controversy and conflicting reports and no suspects apprehended or charged. Friday, December 9, 2016 Mr. Mamnoon … [Read more...]
Syria: NGOs Renew Call for Release of Douma 4, Human Rights Activists Missing for Three Years | Joint Statement
09/12/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Arabic) On the 3rd Anniversary of the abduction and enforced disappearance of Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi in Douma, 56 NGOs from many countries, call on the armed groups in control of the Douma area and the … [Read more...]
LRWC Newsletter: October – November 2016 Edition
30/11/2016
LRWC Action and Update News | LRWC Publication - Right to Dissent | International Criminal Court Meeting | Education | LRWC Members Contributing Pro Bono in August and September Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION AND UPDATE NEWS BAHRAIN President of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights in prison … [Read more...]
