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EL SALVADOR: The international legal community calls for protection guarantees for lawyer Roxana Cardona against repeated police harassment
EL SALVADOR: The international legal community calls for protection guarantees for lawyer Roxana Cardona against repeated police harassment
LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court | Report of LRWC activities October 2026
LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court | Report of LRWC activities October 2026
International legal community condemns US sanctions against the International Criminal Court
International legal community condemns US sanctions against the International Criminal Court
Canada: Urgent, concrete action needed to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC): Implement Canada’s blocking legislation against US sanctions imposed on the Court | Letter
Canada: Urgent, concrete action needed to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC): Implement Canada’s blocking legislation against US sanctions imposed on the Court | Letter
Institutional sanctions against the ICC escalate the unprecedented assault on international justice | Statement of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Institutional sanctions against the ICC escalate the unprecedented assault on international justice | Statement of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court





 
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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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EL SALVADOR: The international legal community calls for protection guarantees for lawyer Roxana Cardona against repeated police harassment
26/10/2026
Full pdf Joint statement (EN) 23 October 2026 - Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joins with 15 … [Read More]
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LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court | Report of LRWC activities October 2026
26/10/2026
Full pdf report LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court Report 19 October 2026 From July to October, 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN … [Read More]
LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council

Cambodia: Halt impunity for human rights violations including transnational repression | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
02/10/2026

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




