Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada is gravely concerned at the prison terms imposed on Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, as well as the authorities’ continuous repression against other human rights defenders in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Read the full letter here (pdf). … [Read more...]
Colombia: Amenaza en contra de MARTHA DÍAZ, COLEMAD y AFUSODO
14/09/2012
LRWC tuvo dos representantes que participaron en la Tercera Caravana Colombiana de Juristas de 2012: Justice Carol Huddart (jueza) y Heather Neun (abogada). Dado su participación y presencia en el pais, LRWC esta altamente preocupado por la seguridad de los integrantes y sus familiares del Colectivo … [Read more...]
Oral Statement | Call to Condemn Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders: 21st Session of the Human Rights Council
13/09/2012
Despite several calls for action, a number of states continue to engage in reprisals against human rights defenders– among these countries are Bahrain, Malawi, Sri Lanka and Sudan. Read the full statement here (pdf). … [Read more...]
Burma: Lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min | Letter
07/09/2012
In October 28, 2008, lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min was accused of engaging in an offence described as contempt of court / disrupting judicial servants while defending clients in a criminal proceeding. The alleged criminal act involved Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min's refusal to make his clients face the court after … [Read more...]
Canada: Use of Torture-tainted information / Utilisation d’information obtenue par la torture
06/09/2012
A dozen leading advocacy, human rights and civil liberties organisations have called on the Canadian government to immediately direct their agencies to stop using any information that may have been extracted through torture. Click here to read the letter in English. Clickez ici pour lire la … [Read more...]
Side Event: Human Rights in the Philippines | September 20, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva
01/09/2012
Human Rights in the Philippines Can the UPR make a difference on the ground? & Launch of the ALRC’s special report “The Philippines' hollow human rights system” Thursday, September 20, 2012, 12:00 – 14:00 p.m. Room XVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva Click here to view the invitation … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Summons to appear in court issued against Mr. Chan Soveth, Human Rights Defender
19/08/2012
LRWC is increasingly alarmed by an escalating pattern of threats and judicial harassment of human rights defenders protesting violations of land rights in Cambodia. The most recent incident is a report that a summons to court has been sent to a human rights defender, Mr. Chan Soveth, a Senior … [Read more...]
Arrest and Detention of Lawyers in Turkey: Right to Pre-Trial Release | Report
16/08/2012
Lawyers in Turkey are being subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention and judicial harassment for merely defending their clients’ rights in politically sensitive cases. "Arrest and Detention of Lawyers in Turkey - Right to Pre-Trial Release" is a report presented jointly by Lawyers Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Release Requests
15/08/2012
Below are the details of the human rights defenders we have been advised are arrested or detained. -On June 23rd, Rashida Shams al-Din was arrested and is being detained incommunicado without access to her relatives or a lawyer and is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Rashida Shams … [Read more...]
Canada: Legal obligation of Canadian government to repatriate Omar Khadr | Letter
02/08/2012
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 E-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca The Honourable Robert Douglas Nicholson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8 Email: … [Read more...]
