Publications
LRWC Newsletter: June – July 2016 Edition
01/08/2016
LRWC Action News and Updates | LRWC Publications | UN Human Rights Council | NGO News | Awards| LRWC Members Contributing Pro Bono in June and July Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION NEWS AND UPDATES BAHRAIN Joint letter calling for release of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab On 13 June … [Read more...]
Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Decision of Law Society of Upper Canada – Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada (2016 ONCA 518) | Case Summary
01/08/2016
On 29 June 2016, the OCA handed down its decision in Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada (2016 ONCA 518). Justice MacPherson, with both other judges agreeing, rejected TWU’s appeal, finding the original decision of the LSUC to have been made reasonably. Gavin Magrath presented … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: LRWC Calls on Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion to Use His Influence to Ensure the Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair and Raif Badawi | Letter
29/07/2016
Full PDF Version July 29, 2016 The Honourable Stéphane Dion Minister of Foreign Affairs 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Email: stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca Dear Minister Dion; Re: Release of Waleed Abu al-Khair and Raif Badawi from arbitrary detention in Saudi Arabia Lawyers’ Rights … [Read more...]
United Nations: Open Letter to ECOSOC Regarding the Committee on NGOs | Letter
27/07/2016
Full PDF Version Open Letter to ECOSOC regarding the Committee on NGOs To: Member States of ECOSOC Cc: Chair of the Committee on NGOs, President of the General Assembly, President of the Human Rights Council, Member States of the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary … [Read more...]
Thailand: Amicus Curiae Brief in the Case of Andy Hall | Amicus Brief
26/07/2016
Full PDF (English) | Full PDF Version (Thai) ภาษาไทย: LRWC and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) prepared submissions to the court in criminal defamation proceedings by the Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. against human rights defender, Andy Hall, for his research on violations of labour rights … [Read more...]
Turkey: Law Society of England and Wales Calls for Re-Instatement of and Due Process for 2,745 Dismissed Judges | Letter
25/07/2016
Full PDF Version The Law Society of England and Wales in a letter endorsed by LRWC, calls for re-instatement of and due process for the more than 2,700 judges summarily dismissed on 16 July 2016. The dismissals, which took place immediately after what is referred to as the ‘attempted coup,’ were … [Read more...]
Kenya: Enforced Disappearance and Extra-Judicial Killing of Lawyer Willie Kimani | Letter
21/07/2016
Full PDF Version 21 July 2016 Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta President of the Republic of Kenya State House, Statehouse Road P.O. Box: 40530 00100, Nairobi, Kenya Email: president@statehousekenya.go.ke Hon. William Ruto Deputy-President of the Republic of Kenya Office of The Deputy … [Read more...]
Bahrain: NGOs Call for Human Rights Abuses to Be Addressed in the Forthcoming EU-GCC Ministerial Meeting | Joint Letter
18/07/2016
Full PDF Version In a joint letter released 18 July 2016, LRWC and other human rights organizations called on EU ministers to use the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Meeting to pressure the Bahraini government into ending the suppression of dissent and raise concerns with the GCC over … [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 | Advance Edition for Consulation
06/07/2016
Full PDF LRWC has released for consultation, an advance edition of 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. The Right to Dissent explains the international human … [Read more...]
