9 May 2013 | Robert A. Williams: Savage Anxieties: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and the Not-So-Special Case of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group v. Canada

Savage Anxieties: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and the Not-So-Special Case of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group v. Canada before the Inter-American Human Rights Commission Robert A. Williams Throughout the centuries, conquest, war, and unspeakable acts of racist violence and colonial dispossession … [Read more...]

The Day of Dissent: Presentations

On December 7, 2012 — the 64th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights — LRWC, Amnesty International, the BC Civil Liberties Association, Council of Canadians, and the New Media Journalism Program of SFU's Continuing Studies Program  hosted the Day of Dissent. Speakers at the event … [Read more...]

Canada: Request the Governor General’s Attendance at First Nations Meeting 11 January 2013

Request the Governor General's Attendance at First Nations Meeting 11 January 2013 (PDF) … [Read more...]

This year… help LRWC to help the defenders

Thanks to our members and donors LRWC work contributes to saving lives, securing liberty, obtaining UN recommendations, changing opinions, assisting human rights defenders and promoting understanding of human rights and the rule of law. See our 2012 Annual General Report. Research and … [Read more...]

Save a Lawyer for Christmas

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...]

Sri Lanka Report

Sri Lanka Report … [Read more...]

Costa Rica: Harassment of environmental defenders by means of legal proceedings

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

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

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

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...]