Mr. Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation, Llinka Str. 23, Moscow 103132, Moscow, Russian Federation Fax: + 7 495 606 5173/630 2408 Mr. Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of the Interior, Ulitsa Zhitnaya 16 117049, Moscow, Russian Federation Telegram: Rossiia, 117049, … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Plot to assassinate Asma Jahangir, human rights lawyer | Letter
15/06/2012
Asif Ali Zardari President's Secretariat Islamabad,Pakistan Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Prime Minister House Islamabad, Pakistan Fax: 011 92-51-9213780 011 92 51 922 1596 E-mail: secretary@cabinet.gov.pk Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani c/o Inter … [Read more...]
Sarah Morales: Cooperation or Conquest: Coast Salish Legal Traditions & the Canadian State | Video
05/06/2012
First Nations' Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice: A Series of Five Talks The 2011-2012 series was sponsored by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (HTG), Amnesty International and the Vancouver Public Library ALL TALKS IN THE SERIES: 1. Grace Woo: Ghost Dancing … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Escalation of Serious Human Rights Violations by Government Authorities | Letter
30/05/2012
H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh,Kingdom of Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (c/o Council of Ministers) Email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh H.E. Sok An Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, Council for Legal and Judicial Reform Council of … [Read more...]
OPEN LETTER TO: His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister
15/05/2012
OPEN LETTER TO: His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister Your Excellency, We write to you today in regard to the 25th anniversary of Operation Spectrum, when 22 young professional Singaporeans were arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA), the law that permitted arrest … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Mr. Phan Thanh Hai and Ms. Ta Phong Tan
03/05/2012
Re: Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Mr. Phan Thanh Hai and Ms. Ta Phong Tan Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC)[1], is dedicated to the promotion of human rights and the defence of human rights advocates worldwide. I write again, on behalf of LRWC, urging release of Nguyen Van Hai … [Read more...]
Attacks on Lawyers, Judges and Human Rights Defenders: The Urgent Need for Protective Measures
03/06/2010
LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers and the International Commission of Jurists organized an event on Attacks on Lawyers, Judges and Human Rights Defenders: The Urgent Need for Protective Measures which was held on 03 June 2010 at the Palais Des Nations in Geneva. Featured speakers included Gabriela … [Read more...]
Burma/Myanmar: The absence of minimum conditions for elections
17/05/2010
Joint written statement submitted by LRWC and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) to the Human Rights Council's 14th session. Although many groups and scholars have pointed to specific problems associated with the electoral process, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Lawyers Rights … [Read more...]
Open letter to Spanish judiciary authorities in solidarity with Justice Baltasar Garzón
23/03/2010
Judges of the Supreme Court, Criminal chamber General Prosecutor of the State Cándido Conde-Pumpido Tourón As jurists, lawyers, judges, academics and human rights defenders of different nationalities signing below, we are writing to you in order to express our perplexity regarding the decision … [Read more...]
