Press Releases
Honduras: Canada Has Blood On Its Hands – Justice in Honduras Requires a U-Turn in Canadian Foreign Policy | Press Release
21/04/2016
PDF Version (English) | PDF Version (French) Canada Has Blood On Its Hands; Justice in Honduras Requires a U-Turn in Canadian Foreign Policy April 21, 2016 (Ottawa) Today, First Nations women leaders, legal and human rights activists called on the Canadian government to take a lead in … [Read more...]
Honduras: Canadian Human Rights Delegation to Speak About First-Hand Experience of Violence During Fact-Finding Mission to Honduras | Media Advisory
20/04/2016
Full PDF Version MEDIA ADVISORY April 19, 2016 Canadian human rights delegation to speak about first-hand experience of violence during fact-finding mission to Honduras A Canadian human rights delegation just back from a fact-finding visit to Honduras will hold a press conference to make … [Read more...]
Canadian Delegation to Participate in the International Gathering Celebrating the Life of Berta Cáceres in Honduras | Press Release
15/04/2016
Full PDF Version Canadian Delegation to Participate in the International Gathering Celebrating the Life of Berta Cáceres in Honduras April 12, 2016 (Ottawa) Today, the ‘Canada Honduras Delegation for Justice, Land and Life’ is traveling to Tegucigalpa for the International Peoples Gathering … [Read more...]
Malaysia: LRWC Applauds Discontinuance of Sedition Act Prosecution of Dr. Azmi Sharom and Calls for Withdrawal of Sedition Charges against Others Wrongly Prosecuted | Press Release
18/02/2016
Full PDF Version FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 February 2016 - LRWC Applauds Discontinuance of Sedition Act prosecution of Dr. Azmi Sharom and calls for withdrawal of sedition charges against others wrongly prosecuted. On 12 February 2016, Malaysia’s Attorney General dropped charges of sedition … [Read more...]
Syria: NGOs Call for Release of Bassel Khartabil | Press Release
07/10/2015
Full PDF Version Thirty-one NGOs issued a Press Release calling for the release of Bassel Khartabil. imprisoned since December 2012 and charged with 'spying for a foreign state'. A software engineer, Bassel was imprisoned for working to increase online access and provide research and education … [Read more...]
Canada: Canadian Groups Call for a National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Women and Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Joint Statement
16/06/2015
Full PDF Version Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the Native Women’s Association of Canada, BC CEDAW Group, Feminist Alliance for International Action, and International Women's Rights Project call on the federal government to immediately adopt and implement TRC recommendation to conduct public … [Read more...]
Press Release: Seven Human Rights Organisations Refer the Case of Lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
15/04/2015
Full PDF Version Joint Press Release SAUDI ARABIA: Seven human rights organisations refer the case of lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Paris-Geneva-Vancouver-Toronto-New York-Amsterdam-London, April 15, 2015. On the first anniversary of the … [Read more...]
Thailand: Case Against Labour Rights Defender Draws International Outcry
08/08/2014
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is among the 108 signatories to the letter, from Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and North America. See logos of signatories Nearly 100 international rights groups demand industry action Today (8 August), nearly 100 international and national labor and human … [Read more...]
29 NGOs Submit Letter to Newly Appointed Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Urging A Change of Policy on Bahrain | Press Release
24/07/2014
Full PDF Version 29 NGOs submit letter to newly appointed Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, urging a change of policy on Bahrain 16 July 2014, London – A group of 29 NGOs have sent a letter to the newly appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Phillip Hammond, … [Read more...]
Thailand: Judicial Harassment of Human Rights Defender, Mr. Andy Hall. Court hearing 2 July 2014 | Statement
30/06/2014
Full PDF Version Thailand: Judicial harassment of human rights defender, Mr. Andy Hall Court hearing 2 July 2014 Statement 29 June 2014 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and … [Read more...]
