Press Release_(.docx) | Press Release_(.pdf) Thousands of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines: “A pattern of gross and systematic violations of human rights,” say seven legal organisations to the UN For immediate release 9 September 2019 – Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) was … [Read more...]
Philippines: Extrajudicial killing of jurists 2006-2019 | Appendix to joint written statement to the UN Human Rights Council
09/09/2019
Link to written statement on UN website Link to written statement on LRWC website See LRWC's press release dated 9 September 2019. Note that since submission of this statement to the UN Human Rights Council, a 46th lawyer was assassinated in the Philippines on 5 September … [Read more...]
Philippines: Extrajudicial killing of jurists as part of a pattern of widespread and systematic violations of human rights | Joint Written Statement to the 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
09/09/2019
Full .pdf written statement as submitted to the Human Rights Council Link to document on UN website The online Appendix to this report lists the murdered jurists with dates of death and status of investigations as at 29 July 2019. A 46th lawyer was assassinated on 5 September 2019. See the … [Read more...]
China: Seeking a UN Commission of Inquiry into Forced Organ Harvesting in China | Joint letter
30/08/2019
Full pdf letter August 2019 Update: Please see September 2019 Letter to Human Rights Council member States A joint letter to the UN High Commission for Human Rights signed by 28 organizations and individuals, seeking a UN Commission of Inquiry into Forced Organ Harvesting in … [Read more...]
Cambodia: UN Human Rights Council should address human rights crisis in Cambodia | Joint letter from 26 NGOs
30/08/2019
Full text of the joint letter (.pdf) 30 August 2019 To Members and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Re: UN Human Rights Council should address human rights crisis in Cambodia at its 42nd session Dear Excellency, The undersigned civil society … [Read more...]
Thailand: Ensure truth, justice, and reparations for victims of enforced disappearance | Written Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
29/08/2019
Link to document on UN site Full written statement .pdf Joint written statement* submitted by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, non-governmental organization in special consultative status, and Asian Legal Resource Centre, non-government organization in general consultative status Thai Lawyers … [Read more...]
Cameroon: Rights groups seek UN intervention to end Cameroon atrocities | Press release
26/08/2019
Full press release (pdf) | Full press release (.docx) Rights groups seek UN intervention to end Cameroon atrocities Immediate release 26 August 2019 – Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), supported by the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) and the Raoul Wallenberg … [Read more...]
Human Rights Catastrophe in Cameroon | Written Statement to the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
26/08/2019
Link to document on UN Human Rights Council site Full .pdf document Press Release (pdf) | Press release (.docx) Joint written statement submitted by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status. The Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in … [Read more...]
Zambia: Negative impact of proposed changes to Constitution on judicial independence | Joint news release
05/08/2019
NEWS RELEASE [For immediate release: Monday 05 August 2019] Full PDF News Release Zambia: Organisations warn of potential negative impact of proposed changes to Constitution on judicial independence We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned about the impact the Zambian … [Read more...]
Philippines | Killing the lawyers: 43 jurists murdered in the Philippines since 2016 | Report
05/07/2019
Full .pdf report Killing the lawyers:* 43 jurists murdered in the Philippines since 2016 Extrajudicial killing of jurists as part of a pattern of widespread and systematic violations of human rights Report Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada 5 July 2019 Contents Introduction. 1 The … [Read more...]
