United Nations: 349 NGOs call for positive elections to UN body that opens doors to civil society
10/02/2022
Full pdf joint letter (EN) (FR) (ES) On 10 February, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined a group of 349 national, regional and international NGOs calling for States to take NGO participation seriously and vote accordingly. In April, 2022, elections will be held to the UN Committee on … [Read more...]
Canada: Gidimt’en land defenders made a submission to UN about ongoing rights violations by BC and Canada | Press release and submission
07/02/2022
See full .pdf submission to the UN (EN) Scroll down for the list of signatories and 26 endorsing organizations, including LRWC. Gidimt’en land defenders make submission to United Nations about ongoing rights violations by BC and Canada; Urge UN to visit Wet’suwet’en … [Read more...]
LRWC delegate attends International Criminal Court 2021 Assembly of States Parties | News
11/01/2022
From 6–11 December 2021, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) convened the 20th session of the ASP, which meets annually at the World Forum in The Hague. Over the course of six days, the Assembly – including States Parties to the Rome … [Read more...]
Philippines: Halt the attacks on lawyers and human rights defenders | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
07/10/2021
Full statement pdf (EN) See the joint statement on UN WebTV at 3:00:05 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: General Debate Date: 7 October 2021 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Cambodia: “Vortex of power” deprives Cambodians of right to political participation | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
06/10/2021
Full .pdf statement (EN) See the video of the Interactive Dialogue. See LRWC's statement at 01:02:34. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: General Debate Date: 6 October 2021 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: End reprisals against those engaging with the UN | Joint letter
05/10/2021
See full joint letter .pdf (ENG) (updated signatory list) Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is among 30 NGOs participating in a 5 October 2021 joint letter sent to UN Human Rights Council members and observer States. Initiated by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) seeking support for … [Read more...]
Myanmar, Colombia, China: Effective engagement with Universal Periodic Review is critical to effectiveness | Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
01/10/2021
See the full debate. LRWC joint statement at 56:42. Full .pdf statement (EN) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 6: General debate the Universal Periodic Review Date: 1 October 2021 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Urgent need for international investigative mechanism | Oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
27/09/2021
Full pdf statement See the video at 02:39:50 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: General debate on human rights situations that require the Council's attention Date: 24 September 2021 Speaker: Paria Saremi Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human … [Read more...]
Belarus: Persecution and repression of legal professionals | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2021
See the full debate video on UN WebTV. See the joint statement of the IBA, L4L, LSEW, and LRWC at 1:25:16. See the pdf joint statement United Nations Human Rights Council, 48th Session Agenda Item 4 Interactive dialogue on the interim oral update of OHCHR on the situation of human rights … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Widespread, systematic gross human rights violations | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2021
See the full interactive diologue See the full interactive dialogue at 51:52:03. United Nations Human Rights Council, 48th Session Agenda Item: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ written update on Myanmar 24 September 2021 Oral Statement (Check against … [Read more...]
