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Briefing notes for BC Election Candidates: The 2024 Legal Professions Act (“Bill 21”) violates British Columbia’s international law obligations
Briefing notes for BC Election Candidates: The 2024 Legal Professions Act (“Bill 21”) violates British Columbia’s international law obligations
A seismic shift in regulation of BC lawyers: A case study in the failure of democratic law-making | Article
A seismic shift in regulation of BC lawyers: A case study in the failure of democratic law-making | Article
2024 Colombian Caravana – Your Support Needed!
2024 Colombian Caravana – Your Support Needed!
Open Letter: Premier David Eby Stop the criminalization of Wet’suwet’en land defenders!
Open Letter: Premier David Eby Stop the criminalization of Wet’suwet’en land defenders!
Alex Neve: A call for Canadian support for the ICC’s work with respect to Palestine/Israel
Alex Neve: A call for Canadian support for the ICC’s work with respect to Palestine/Israel
 
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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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Briefing notes for BC Election Candidates: The 2024 Legal Professions Act (“Bill 21”) violates British Columbia’s international law obligations
25/09/2024
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The Russian Federation’s Systematic Restrictions and Repressive Actions Against Human Rights Lawyers | Joint written statement to the UN Human Rights Council | September 2023
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