Statements
Implement Accountability Mechanisms for Council Members | Oral Statement to the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
19/06/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available Here (Chapter 19, at 35:27) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5 – General Debate Date: 16 June 2017 Speaker: Mr. Joseph Doyle Oral … [Read more...]
Pakistan and Cameroon: Human Rights Defenders Require Access to Protective Measures | Oral Statement to the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
16/06/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available Here (Chapter 25, at 43:37) The following statement prompted a reply from the delegation of Cameroon, which can be viewed here (Chapter 81, at 02:21:56) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item … [Read more...]
Canada: Statement to the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises | Statement
05/06/2017
Full PDF Version Organization: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada Speakers: Part 1: Gail Davidson Part 2: Catherine Morris Date: Monday 29 May 2017 Re: Visit to Canada of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational … [Read more...]
Burma: Statement of Paul Copeland at “Horror and Hate” Presentation on the Persecution of the Rohingya in Burma | Statement
05/05/2017
Full PDF Version The following statement was delivered by Paul Copeland at the 5 May 2017 event, Horror and Hate: Presentations and a photo exhibit about the persecution of the Rohingya in Burma. Treatment of the Rohingya in Myanmar I have been asked to prepare a statement on behalf of … [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...]
Bahrain: Free Unlawfully Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Ghada Jamsheer | Joint Statement
16/11/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Arabic) NGOs call for the release of Ghada Jamsheer, prominent women’s rights activist and President of Women’s Petition Committee, a network of women human rights defenders. Ms Jamsheer, jailed 19 August on returning from medical treatment in the … [Read more...]
Thailand: Cease Prosecution of Thai Public Broadcasting Service and Amend Computer-related Crime Act | Joint Statement
14/11/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Thai) Press freedom advocates call on Thailand to protect Thai PBS and journalists from unwarranted prosecution Bangkok, November 15, 2016 We, the undersigned organizations, urge the Thai government to protect press freedom, decriminalize … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Reconsider Amendments to the Legal Profession Act | Joint Letter
14/11/2016
Full PDF Version November 14, 2016 Prime Minister Najib Razak Office of the Prime Minister Government of Malaysia Putrajaya, Malaysia Re: Proposed amendments to the Legal Profession Act 1976 Dear Prime Minister Najib, We, the undersigned international human rights and legal … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
