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International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24th January 2025 | 15th Edition – BELARUS
International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24th January 2025 | 15th Edition – BELARUS
Webinar | International Day of the Endangered Lawyer: The continuous repression of lawyers in Belarus | 24 January 2025 (15:00-16:30 CET; 09:00 EST)
Webinar | International Day of the Endangered Lawyer: The continuous repression of lawyers in Belarus | 24 January 2025 (15:00-16:30 CET; 09:00 EST)
Canada’s Obligation to Prevent Genocide | Letter to Canadian Members of Parliament
Canada’s Obligation to Prevent Genocide | Letter to Canadian Members of Parliament
China: Sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan | Joint Statement
China: Sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan | Joint Statement
China: Arrest and Detention of Lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint letter
China: Arrest and Detention of Lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint letter





 
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Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR
Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR

Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian
Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian

Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize
Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize

Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years
Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years

UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

Thailand: Angkhana Neelapaijit appointed to UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances
Thailand: Angkhana Neelapaijit appointed to UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances

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International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24th January 2025 | 15th Edition – BELARUS
22/01/2025
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ACTION NEWS: LRWC Newsletter Spring 2022
30/04/2022
Join or Renew | Support LRWC's work LRWC Action News Spring 2022 Edition (full .pdf) Afghanistan | Belarus | Cambodia | Canada | China | Colombia | Iran | Myanmar | Philippines | Russia | Saudi … [Read More]
LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council

Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 57th Session, 9 September to 11 October 2024
18/10/2024

Afghanistan: Urgently take effective action to prevent violations and atrocity crimes | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
18/10/2024