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...]
Myanmar: International brands must urgently cease production in Myanmar | Joint Statement
01/02/2022
See the list of signatories. International brands must act urgently and cease all production in Myanmar to weaken the military dictatorship and force it to step down On February 1st 2021, the military in Myanmar carried out a coup and arrested the elected government … [Read more...]
Catherine Morris | LRWC Transitional Executive Director June 2020 to January 2022 | Update
25/01/2022
Catherine Morris, BA (Alberta) 1974, JD (Alberta) 1978, LLM (UBC) 2001, was appointed Executive Director of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada on 1 June 2020. Ms. Morris agreed to serve as Executive Director in a pro bono capacity during LRWC's transition from the longstanding leadership of its founder, … [Read more...]
Catherine Morris | LRWC Transitional Executive Director June 2020 to January 2022 | Update
25/01/2022
Catherine Morris, BA (Alberta) 1974, JD (Alberta) 1978, LLM (UBC) 2001, was appointed Executive Director of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada on 1 June 2020. Ms. Morris agreed to serve as Executive Director in a pro bono capacity during LRWC's transition from the longstanding leadership of its founder, … [Read more...]
Turkey: Urgent Action letter to UN Special Procedures: Imminent risk to health and life of ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk | Joint letter
21/01/2022
See the full urgent action letter (EN) On 20 January 2022, LRWC was among 43 human rights organizations signing an urgent action letter to six UN Special Procedures mandates to express grave concern over the treatment of the seriously ill prisoner, a human rights lawyer, Aysel Tuğluk … [Read more...]
ACTION NEWS: LRWC Newsletter Winter 2021-2022
17/01/2022
Join or Renew | Support LRWC's work LRWC Action News Winter 2021-2022 Edition (full .pdf) Afghanistan | Cambodia | Cameroon | Cambodia | Canada | China and Hong Kong | Colombia | Egypt | India | Iran | Myanmar | Philippines | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Thailand | Turkey | UN Human Rights Council | … [Read more...]
Discussion on the UN Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies | Online event 24 January 2022
17/01/2022
Discussion on the UN Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies 24 January 2022 13:30-15:00 (Zurich) 07:30 - 9:00 am (Eastern -- North America) This event will take place online: Register here. This event is co-organized by the Geneva Human Right Platform, the International Bar … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair from arbitrary detention | Update
14/01/2022
January 2022 marks seven years since the 15-year prison sentence of human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair was confirmed by Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Court of Appeal on 12 January 2015. He was targeted for imprisonment because of his representation of clients unpopular with Saudi Arabia's monarchy … [Read more...]
India: Release Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez | Letter
14/01/2022
Full .pdf letter (EN) On 14 January 2022, LRWC wrote a letter to authorities in India expressing serious concern about the arbitrary detention of Kashmiri human rights defender Mr. Khurram Parvez, who was arrested and imprisoned on 22 November 2021 on vague and overbroad terrorism laws that are … [Read more...]
