Publications
Thailand: Proposed amendments to Computer-Related Crime Act fail to address human rights concerns | Joint Statement
25/10/2016
Full PDF Version Full PDF Version (Thai) Thailand: Proposed amendments to Computer-Related Crime Act fail to address human rights concerns Bangkok, 25 October 2016 We, the undersigned international human rights organizations, urge Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to … [Read more...]
Sudan: End Judicial Harassment, Drop Charges and Release Human Rights Defenders | Letter
06/10/2016
Full PDF Version HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Mohamed Bushara Dousa Ministry of Justice PO Box 302, Al Nil Avenue Khartoum, Sudan Email : moj@moj.gov.s Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid Ministry of Interior PO Box … [Read more...]
LRWC Newsletter: August – September 2016 Edition
05/10/2016
LRWC Action News and Updates | UN Human Rights Council | LRWC Members Contributing Pro Bono in August and September Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION NEWS AND UPDATES BAHRAIN Human Rights Lawyer Nabeel Rajab’s Trial Postponed Again On 5 September 2016, the trial of Nabeel Rajab, … [Read more...]
Syria: Human Rights Organizations Renew Calls for Release of Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq | Joint Letter
04/10/2016
Full PDF Version Full Version (Arabic) Full Version (French) (Geneva, New York, October 04, 2016) – Syria should immediately release the Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his assistant, Mohamed Thatha, 31 human rights organizations said today, on the fourth anniversary of their … [Read more...]
India: LRWC, HRW and ICJ call for Release of Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez | Joint Letter
03/10/2016
Full PDF Version JAMMU and KASHMIR STATE, INDIA: LRWC, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists call for the immediate and unconditional release from arbitrary detention of human rights defender Khurram Parvez. Mr. Parvez, an internationally known human rights advocate, was … [Read more...]
Thailand: Immediately drop sedition case and all proceedings against human rights lawyer Sirikan Charoensiri | Joint Press Release
02/10/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Thai) 3 October 2016 The Thai Government should immediately drop all proceedings against human rights lawyer, Sirikan Charoensiri, including the specious accusation of sedition, which apparently relate to her organization’s representation of 14 … [Read more...]
Colombia: Interim Report of the International Delegation of Jurists to Colombia (Caravana) | Report
01/10/2016
Full PDF Version International Delegation of Jurists to Colombia August 20-28, 2016: Interim Report 30 September 2016 by Heather Neun After many decades of war, the Colombian government and the main guerilla group known as FARC reached a final and comprehensive peace agreement on August … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 33rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regarding Thailand, Cambodia, Honduras, India | Oral Statement
29/09/2016
Full PDF Version Full DOC Version Video Stream Available Here (Starts at 02:40:46) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10 – General Debate: Technical Assistance and Capacity-building Date: 28 September 2016 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Oral Statement to the 33rd … [Read more...]
Cambodia: LRWC Oral Statement to the 33rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Oral Statement
28/09/2016
Full PDF Version Full DOC Version A video of this statement can be viewed here (statement begins at 1:00:54) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10 - Cambodia Date: 28 September 2016 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Oral Statement to the 33rd Session of the UN Human … [Read more...]
