Malaysia: Plaintiff withdraws SLAPP against lawyer Charles Hector
15/04/2021
On 14 April 2021, LRWC welcomed news that two corporations withdrew contempt of court charges they had filed against Malaysian human rights lawyer Charles Hector and eight environmental rights defenders represented by Mr. Hector. Two logging contractors, Beijing Million SDN BHD and Rosah Timber … [Read more...]
LRWC releases its 2020 Annual Report | News
15/04/2021
Full Annual Report 2020 (pdf) Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada has released its 2020 Annual Report featuring highlights of 2020 as well as summaries of countries of concern, publications and educational events in 2020. Below is review of 2020 by LRWC Executive Director, Catherine Morris, excerpted from … [Read more...]
USA revokes sanctions against International Criminal Court
07/04/2021
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomes the US government's revocation of sanctions against personnel of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 2 April 2021. The previous administration of Donald J. Trump had issued Executive Order 13928 imposing sanctions on the ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou … [Read more...]
Philippines Supreme Court and Senate denounce attacks against jurists
31/03/2021
On 23 and 24 March 2021, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomed the statement of the Philippines Supreme Court and a Senate resolution denouncing the alarming number of attacks and killings of jurists in the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in July 2016. On 23 March 2021, … [Read more...]
Azerbaijan: Independent Lawyers Network in formed | Update
31/03/2021
See the first edition (pdf) of The Legal Profession Observer, March 2021 Newly formed Independent Lawyers Network (ILN) in Azerbaijan In recent years, there has been severe deterioration of the situation of human rights defenders and lawyers in Azerbaijan. This decline began in 2014 … [Read more...]
USA: Attack on International Criminal Court: The US must immediately lift sanctions against ICC personnel | Statement
29/03/2021
Full PDF (ENG)| Cover Letter .PDF (ENG) UPDATE: US lifts sanctions against ICC effective 2 April 2021 USA: Attack on International Criminal Court The US must immediately lift sanctions against ICC personnel Statement 29 March 2021 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is deeply concerned … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Justice for the People of Dong Tam | Update and video
26/03/2021
Previous LRWC Joint Letter (Link to post and PDF) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mNJminxbew LRWC is monitoring ongoing violation of fair trial rights of citizens of Dong Tam, Vietnam, several of whom have been sentenced to the death penalty or lengthy prison sentences in an unfair … [Read more...]
Thailand: Southern Peasants’ Federation wins court case after thirteen years | Welcome developments
26/03/2021
On 19 March 2021, after thirteen years, the land rights defenders of the Southern Peasants’ Federation of Thailand (SPFT) won an verdict from the Thai Administrative Court ordering the Department of Land and its affiliated authorities to revoke title deeds for 23 plots that have been unlawfully … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Lawyers detained, charged, and threatened after military coup | Statement
24/03/2021
Full pdf statement (EN) Lawyers detained, charged, and threatened after military coup in Myanmar All States are responsible to ensure accountability for atrocity crimes Statement For immediate release 24 March 2021 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is alarmed by the grave, systematic, … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Charles Hector | Letter
24/03/2021
Full PDF (ENG) 23 March 2021 His Excellency Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd. Yassin Prime Minister of Malaysia Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya, Malaysia Fax: +60 3 8888 … [Read more...]
