Save a Lawyer for Christmas
08/12/2012
Join, renew or donate through PayPal, CanadaHelps, VISA or Cheque Memberships help pay for advocacy. Charitable donations pay for education and research. Join, renew or donate with PayPal: Full membership $50. Student Membership $15 Join, Renew or Donate (select … [Read more...]
Costa Rica: Harassment of environmental defenders by means of legal proceedings
08/11/2012
Re: Harassment of environmental defenders by means of legal proceedings To: Laura Chinchilla Miranda, Presidente de la República; Fernando Ferraro Castro; Ministro de Justicia y Paz From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC; Marion Caussanel, LRWC Date: Novemeber 8. 2012 We write on behalf … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Universal Periodic Review Side Event
31/10/2012
LRWC member Vani Sevalrajah attended the 14th Session of the UPR of Sri Lanka October 30-November 1 in Geneva. The UPR provided an opportunity to review efforts made by Sri Lanka to fulfill obligations human rights obligations and to address on going problems regarding: loss of independence of key … [Read more...]
LRWC Newsletter: September 2012
01/10/2012
LRWC Action News | UNHRC - LRWC Participation | Colombia - 3rd International Caravana | Education Events | Groups LRWC Worked with this Month Click here for PDF version with photos LRWC ACTION NEWS Bahrain Adulhadi Al-Khawaja’s appeal rejected: Vicheka Lay wrote a letter on behalf of … [Read more...]
Honduras: Impunity for murders of human rights defenders in Honduras: Shooting of Mr. Antonio Trejo
27/09/2012
Re: Impunity for murders of human rights defenders in Honduras: Shooting of Mr. Antonio Trejo To: Sr. Porfirio Lobo Sosa, President, Republic of Honduras From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director; Andrew Guaglio, LRWC Date: September 27, 2012 I am writing on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada … [Read more...]
LRWC Newsletter: August 2012
03/09/2012
LRWC Action News | Upcoming Events | UN Human Rights Council | International Delegation of Lawyers to Colombia | Notable US Law Suit | Publications Click here for the pdf version with photos LRWC ACTION NEWS Cambodia Mam Sonando - LRWC, the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), the … [Read more...]
Side Event: Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence | September 12, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva
01/09/2012
Side Event on the Occasion of the Presentation of the First Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence Invitation to the Side Event (pdf) September 12, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva: LRWC and the Asian Legal Resource … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of Human Rights Defenders
07/08/2012
HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Ali Ahmed Karti Ministry of Foreign Affairs/External Relations PO Box 873 Kharthoum, Sudan Advisory Council for Human Rights, Rapporteur PO Box 302 Khartoum, Sudan Ibrahim Mahmoud … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Detention of Mam Sonando, independent broadcaster and President of the Democrats Association
03/08/2012
Centre for Law and Democracy, along with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Federation of Journalists – Asia Pacific, have sent an open letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to protest the detention of Mam Sonando, an independent broadcaster and prominent critic of Cambodia’s … [Read more...]
