Full .pdf letter Link to Press Release 17 July 2020 Eric S. Yuan Founder & Chief Executive Officer 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor San Jose, CA 95113 Email: eric.yuan@zoom.us, info@zoom.us Lynn Haaland Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor San … [Read more...]
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11/07/2020
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Myanmar | Justice for the Rohingya: The Role of Canada | Report by UVic, UOttawa…
30/06/2020
Full pdf report Justice for the Rohingya: The Role of Canada Report of international virtual roundtable of experts “Canada must take immediate, robust action on justice for the Rohingya… using a holistic approach and ensuring that the victims are at the centre.” Canada’s actions must fully … [Read more...]
Cameroon: COVID-19 Ceasefire Challenge
26/06/2020
Text of the Challenge (.pdf) | Version française (.pdf) LRWC endorsed a global challenge for a COVID-19 cease fire in Cameroon launched on 26 June 2020 by the Global Campaign for Peace & Justice in Cameroon. The cease-fire challenge was signed by 15 global leaders and 21 additional NGO … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: Urgent Debate on systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protest | Joint Oral Statement
18/06/2020
Update 19 June 2020: UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus resolution A/HRC/43/L.50 requesting the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights "to prepare a report on systemic racism, violations of international human rights law against Africans and people of African descent by law enforcement … [Read more...]
Hong Kong: Independent investigation of police use of force required by law | Letter
27/05/2020
Full .pdf letter Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Chief Executive of Hong Kong Via email to: ceo@ceo.gov.hk Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah Secretary of Justice for Hong Kong Via email to: sjo@doj.gov.hk Dear Chief Executive Lam and Secretary of Justice Cheng; Re: Independent investigation … [Read more...]
Thailand: ICJ and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada intervene in criminal defamation proceeding against Thai journalist Suchanee Rungmuanporn (Cloitre) | Amicus Brief
27/04/2020
Full Amicus Brief (English) | Full Amicus Brief (Thai) On 27 April 2020, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) submitted a joint amicus curiae brief to Thailand’s Court of Appeal in the appeal from conviction for criminal defamation of journalist, Ms. … [Read more...]
Philippines: Lawyers Killed and Attacked With Murderous Intent | Updated list
31/03/2020
Full .pdf report List of Attorneys, Prosecutors, Judges, and Legal Workers Attacked With Murderous Intent in the Philippines During the Duterte Government Since July 2016 As of 28 February 2020 Compiled by the IAPL Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers[1] in cooperation with … [Read more...]
Canada: LRWC releases legal brief on Canada’s international law obligations to Wet’suwet’en | Press release
17/03/2020
Full .pdf press release | Full legal brief (.html) | full legal brief (.pdf) Canada's international human rights law obligations to suspend construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline and stop use of force against the Wet’suwet’en Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada releases international … [Read more...]
Canada: International law obligations to suspend construction of pipeline and stop use of force against Wet’suwet’en | Legal Brief
17/03/2020
Full .pdf legal brief | Press release Canada's international human rights law obligations to suspend construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline and stop use of force against the Wet’suwet’en Canada ignores UN call to suspend three mega-projects in BC Modern international human rights … [Read more...]
