Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) calls on Canada's Senate for immediate passage of Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. LRWC welcomes the House of Commons passage if the Bill on 25 May 2021 on Third Reading. In 2015 Canada's Truth and … [Read more...]
United Nations: LRWC submits 4th quadrennial report to the UN Economic and Social Council | Report
29/05/2021
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) are required to submit quadrennial reports to ECOSOC. LRWC submitted the following quadrennial report to ECOSOC on 25 May 2021. It is LRWC's fourth quadrennial report since it received … [Read more...]
USA: Coalition calls for UN Inquiry into racist US police violence | Joint Letter
25/05/2021
Full PDF Joint Letter On 10 May 2021, a coalition of hundreds of families of victims of United States (US) police violence and civil society organizations from all over the world, including LRWC, signed a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding implementation of … [Read more...]
United States v. Steven Donziger: Denial of independent monitors’ request for audio access to trial | Update
06/05/2021
See letter with endorsement order of Judge Loretta A. Preska (pdf) Application for audio access to the trial scheduled 10 May 2021 in the matter of United States v. Steven Donziger, No. 19-CR-561 (SDNY) On 30 April 2021, an international panel of international human rights lawyers and … [Read more...]
Attend LRWC’s Annual General Meeting 7th May 2021: Keynote speaker Marjorie Cohn | Event
27/04/2021
Register to attend the online AGM CPD credit available for Keynote presentation (BC and Ontario lawyers) Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada plans to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) Friday 7 May 2021, 1 pm Pacific time (4 pm Eastern). This year’s AGM features keynote speaker … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Plaintiff withdraws SLAPP against lawyer Charles Hector
15/04/2021
On 14 April 2021, LRWC welcomed news that two corporations withdrew contempt of court charges they had filed against Malaysian human rights lawyer Charles Hector and eight environmental rights defenders represented by Mr. Hector. Two logging contractors, Beijing Million SDN BHD and Rosah Timber … [Read more...]
Membership in Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada: It’s time to renew for 2021!
15/04/2021
LRWC members defend rights and human rights defenders around the world LRWC relies on your membership fees and donations make our work possible Please renew your LRWC membership See highlights of LRWC work in our 2020 Annual Report (pdf) LRWC membership fees allow LRWC to provide pro bono … [Read more...]
LRWC Annual General Meeting, 7 May 2021 | Keynote speaker: Marjorie Cohn
15/04/2021
Annual General Meeting, 7 May 2021 Date: 7 May 2021 Time: 1-3 PM Pacific time (4-6 PM Eastern) Keynote speaker:: Marjorie Cohn will speak about the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence against People of African Descent in the United States, to … [Read more...]
USA revokes sanctions against International Criminal Court
07/04/2021
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomes the US government's revocation of sanctions against personnel of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 2 April 2021. The previous administration of Donald J. Trump had issued Executive Order 13928 imposing sanctions on the ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou … [Read more...]
Philippines Supreme Court and Senate denounce attacks against jurists
31/03/2021
On 23 and 24 March 2021, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomed the statement of the Philippines Supreme Court and a Senate resolution denouncing the alarming number of attacks and killings of jurists in the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in July 2016. On 23 March 2021, … [Read more...]
