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: Continued judicial harassment of migrant rights worker Mr. Andy Hall by Natural Fruit Co. Ltd | Joint Letter
19/08/2015
Full text letter (pdf) August 19, 2015 To Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha: We, a coalition of international labor and human rights organizations, wish to express our sincere condolences about the tragic bombing that took place this week in Bangkok. It was a brutal attack on a country … [Read more...]
China: Canada must oppose wrongful arrests of lawyers and others | Letter
16/07/2015
See full pdf letter See 15 July 2015 letter to PRC President Xi Jinping 16 July 2015 The Honourable Robert Nicholson Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Fax: 613-996-9709 Email: rob.nicholson@parl.gc.ca Dear Minister, Re: China: Incommunicado … [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...]
Thailand: Military government shuts down lawyers’ human rights education event | Statement
05/06/2015
| Full .pdf document | Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations … [Read more...]
Thailand: Four years of arbitrary detention of human rights defender, Mr. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk | Statement
12/05/2015
Full statement (pdf) Statement 12 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council … [Read more...]
Iran: Arrest of Human Rights Lawyer Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh on 10 December 2014 | Letter
10/12/2014
Full PDF Version 12 December 2014 Leader of the Islamic Republic, His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, The Office of the Supreme Leader, Shahid Keshvardoost St., Jomhuri Eslami Ave., TEHRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Faxes: + 98 21 64411/ 21441 2030 Email: … [Read more...]
Thailand: Thai Pineapple Industry Association (TPIA) action requested in case of Natural Fruit v. Andy Hall
08/08/2014
Full pdf document Unofficial Thai translation List of addressees Press release Follow the campaign on the website of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHR). August 8, 2014 RE: TPIA action requested in case of Natural Fruit v. Andy Hall Note: An unofficial Thai … [Read more...]
The Right to Legal Aid: How BC’s Legal Aid System Fails to Comply with International Law
09/07/2014
Report Launch Wednesday October 1st, 2014, 7:00 - 9:00 pmAlice MacKay Room Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver. The right to legal Aid is the subject of two new reports. The Right to Legal: A Guide to International Law Rights explains what international law has to say … [Read more...]
Turkey: Submissions on the Universal Periodic Review of Turkey from LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers and Fair Trial Watch | Report
24/06/2014
Full PDF Version This submission outlines key concerns regarding Turkey’s compliance with its international and national human rights commitments to guarantee effective access to legal services provided by an independent legal profession as set out in the Basic Principles, which is required … [Read more...]
