Statements

US: State Department Violates Advocacy Rights of Lawyers for Julian Assange

United States: State Department Violates Advocacy Rights of Lawyers for Julian Assange by LRWC … [Read more...]

UN: Formal Complaint for Consideration and Action Re: Judge Baltasar Garzón

UN: Formal Complaint for Consideration and Action Re: Judge Baltasar Garzón by LRWC   … [Read more...]

UN Human Rights Council: On Behalf of Judge Baltasar Garzon and Judicial Independence

UN Human Rights Council: On Behalf of Judge Baltasar Garzon and Judicial Independence by LRWC … [Read more...]

Burma/Myanmar: The absence of minimum conditions for elections

Joint written statement submitted by LRWC and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) to the Human Rights Council's 14th session. Although many groups and scholars have pointed to specific problems associated with the electoral process, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Lawyers Rights … [Read more...]

Formal Communication for Consideration and Action Re: Omar Khadr

UN Human Rights Council: Formal Communication for Consideration and Action Re: Omar Khadr by Gail Davidson … [Read more...]

UN Human Rights Council: Omar Khadr, LRWC Report to the 13th Session of the HRC

UN Human Rights Council: Omar Khadr, LRWC Report to the 13th Session of the HRC by LRWC … [Read more...]

Philippines: LRWC and ALRC condemn massacre and call for international inquiry

Philippines: LRWC and ALRC condemn massacre and call for international inquiry by LRWC … [Read more...]

LRWC Statement to 12th Session of the HRC Re: Sri Lanka

Statement to 12th Session of the HRC Re: Sri Lanka by LRWC … [Read more...]

Pakistan: LRWC Denounces Latest Attempt to Crush Lawyers Movement | Press release

View PDF: Pakistan: LRWC Denounces Latest Attempt to Crush Lawyers Movement LRWC denounces use of the Pakistan Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to prevent Pakistan lawyers from continuing to advocate for a) re-instatement of all judges illegally removed from office by former president Musharaff … [Read more...]

Bangladesh: LRWC Endorses the call for a return to the rule of law in Bangladesh

.doc: Bangladesh: Call for Return to Rule of Law, 15 December 2008 Bangladesh: Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) Endorses the call for a return to the rule of law in Bangladesh December 15, 2008: LRWC joins with the jurists, lawyers and legal academics from throughout Asia who assembled in … [Read more...]