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Protection of human rights as a foundational pillar of the United Nations | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Protection of human rights as a foundational pillar of the United Nations | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Hong Kong SAR: Urgent concern for the conviction and sentencing of lawyer Chow Hang-tung | Joint statement
Hong Kong SAR: Urgent concern for the conviction and sentencing of lawyer Chow Hang-tung | Joint statement
United States: Executive interference with independence of immigration judges | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
United States: Executive interference with independence of immigration judges | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Russia: Escalating attacks on jurists and human rights defenders including transnational repression | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Russia: Escalating attacks on jurists and human rights defenders including transnational repression | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
The Dismantling of Independent Legal Defense in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Lawyers Under Attack | Written statement to the UN Human Rights Council
The Dismantling of Independent Legal Defense in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Lawyers Under Attack | Written statement to the UN Human Rights Council





 
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UN investigative mechanism for Afghanistan
UN investigative mechanism for Afghanistan

Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

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

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Protection of human rights as a foundational pillar of the United Nations | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2026
Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 1:41:34 Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read More]
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LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court | Report of Activities May-June 2026
10/07/2026
Full .pdf report LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court 8 July 2026 In May and June 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN General Assembly, UN … [Read More]
LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council

Protection of human rights as a foundational pillar of the United Nations | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2026

United States: Executive interference with independence of immigration judges | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
22/09/2026




