Canada: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Legal Aid in Canada | Statement
30/05/2013
PDF Version | UN Webcast (see 7 at 00:19:45) Item: Item 3 Interactive Dialogue Speaker: Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes Date: Thursday, 30 May 2013 Re: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Oral Statement to the 23rd Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Canada: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Omar Khadr | Oral Statement
13/03/2013
Oral Intervention by Vanitha Selvarajah at the UN Human Rights Council on Omar Khadr On March 11, 2013, Vanitha Selvarajah gave an oral intervention on behalf of LRWC at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the Omar Khadr case, citing it as an example of the continuing failure … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Prisoners of Conscience | Video
13/03/2013
Oral Intervention by Vanitha Selvarajah at the UN Human Rights Council on Prisoners of Conscience On March 12, 2013, Vanitha Selvarajah gave an oral intervention on behalf of LRWC at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the release of prisoners of conscience in Myanmar and the … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Deteriorating Human Rights in Sri Lanka | Statement
13/03/2013
PDF version Re: Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner Lawyers Rights Watch Canada March 4, 2013 Speaker: Vani Selvarajah Thank you Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, on behalf of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Oral Statement to the UNHRC on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar | Statements
13/03/2013
PDF version Date: 12 March 2013 HRC section: Agenda Item 4 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 22nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status, and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and … [Read more...]
Canada: Oral Statement to the 22nd Session of the UNHRC on Omar Khadr | Statements
13/03/2013
PDF version Organization: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3 General Debate Speaker: Vani Selvarajah Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 Re: Omar Khadr - Special Rapporteur on Torture, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Mr. President; Lawyers Rights Watch Canada notes with approval … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Deteriorating Human Rights in Sri Lanka | Video
06/03/2013
Oral Intervention by Vanitha Selvarajah at the UN Human Rights Council On March 4, 2013, Vanitha Selvarajah gave an oral intervention on behalf of LRWC at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka. In her address, Ms. Selvarajah notes the … [Read more...]
Oral Statement on Cambodia at the UN Human Rights Council 25 September 2012
25/09/2012
Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and Asian Legal Resource Centre made a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 25 September on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia. Mentioned in the statement are human rights defenders Mr. Chan Soveth, Ms. Yorm … [Read more...]
Canada: Oral Statement | Access to Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls: 21st Session of the Human Rights Council
18/09/2012
Recently, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed concerns about the extreme levels of violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls in Canada and also recommended improved access to justice as part of a remedy. In spite of these recommendations, lack of equal … [Read more...]
Oral Statement | Call to Condemn Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders: 21st Session of the Human Rights Council
13/09/2012
Despite several calls for action, a number of states continue to engage in reprisals against human rights defenders– among these countries are Bahrain, Malawi, Sri Lanka and Sudan. Read the full statement here (pdf). … [Read more...]
