Statements
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...]
Oral Statement to the 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regarding the Report of the Forum on Business and Human Rights and EMRIP review | Oral Statement
24/06/2016
Full PDF Version A video of this statement can be viewed below (statement begins at 7:20) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5 – Report of the Forum on Business & Human Rights and EMRIP review Date: 24 June 2016 Speaker: Paul Scambler Oral Statement to the … [Read more...]
Thailand: Official Impunity for Enforced Disappearances of Human Rights Defenders | Statement
19/06/2016
Full PDF Version Thailand: Official impunity for enforced disappearances of human rights defenders Twelve-year anniversary of abduction and disappearance of Mr. Somchai Neelapaijit and two-year anniversary of disappearance of Mr. Porlajee Rakchongcharoen Statement with Timelines 20 June … [Read more...]
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...]
Thailand: Cease Judicial Harassment of Human Rights Lawyer Ms. Sirikan (“June”) Charoensiri | Statement
07/02/2016
Full PDF Version THAILAND: Cease judicial harassment of human rights lawyer, Ms. Sirikan (“June”) Charoensiri LRWC calls on authorities to uphold UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders Statement 6 February 2016 Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Thailand: Cease Intimidation, Arbitrary Arrests and Judicial Harassment in Military Courts of Peaceful Civilian Human Rights Defenders and Democracy Activists | Statement
05/02/2016
Full PDF Version THAILAND: Cease intimidation, arbitrary arrests and judicial harassment in Military Courts of peaceful civilian human rights defenders and democracy activists Statement 5 February 2016 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human … [Read more...]
Syria: Canadian Government Asked for Support to Help Free Syrian Human Rights Defender Razan Zaitouneh on Two-Year Anniversary of Abduction | Joint Statement
09/12/2015
Full PDF Version (English and Arabic) On the second anniversary of the abduction and disappearance of human rights lawyer Razan Zaitouneh, her colleagues Samira Khalil, Nazem Hamadi and her husband Wa’el Hamada, eight international NGOs joined with Razan's family to reiterate their call for their … [Read more...]
Thailand: Phuket Journalists Ms. Chutima Sidasathian and Mr. Alan Morison prosecuted for criminal defamation for reporting on human trafficking of Rohingya and other migrants
01/09/2015
UPDATE: Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison acquitted On 1 September 2015, journalists Ms. Chutima Sidasathian and Mr. Alan Morison were acquitted of criminal defamation under Articles 326 and 328 of the Thai Penal Code and Article 14(1) of the 2007 Computer Crimes Act. LRWC views the acquittal … [Read more...]
Thailand: Thailand Must Halt Prosecution of Migrant Labour Rights Researcher Andy Hall | Statement
30/07/2015
Full PDF Version Thailand must halt prosecution of migrant labour rights researcher Andy Hall Criminal defamation charges by Natural Fruit Co. Ltd are an effort to silence human rights advocacy and criminalize investigation and reporting of rights violations Statement 30 July … [Read more...]
Thailand: Judicial harassment of human rights defenders and democracy activists; harassment of human rights lawyers and advocates | Statement
08/07/2015
See full statement pdf Thailand: Judicial harassment of human rights defenders and democracy activists; harassment of human rights lawyers and advocates Fourteen students charged with sedition after symbolic anti-coup demonstrations Statement: Timeline, Analysis and Recommendations 8 July … [Read more...]
