Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) in the following oral statement given at the China's Universal Periodic Review on 15 March 2019 at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. UN WebTV live stream (Chapter 20, 00:38:43) Full .pdf statement Human … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release Women Human Rights Defenders: Statement to the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council | Joint statement of ISHR, CIVICUS and LRWC
14/03/2019
Full .pdf statement Video stream available (Chapter 17, at 00:43:29) Human Rights Council 40th session UPR adoption: Saudi Arabia Speaker: Salma El Hosseiny – Check against delivery Mr. President, We call upon the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release … [Read more...]
Iran: Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh: Release and quash sentences | Letter
13/03/2019
Full .pdf letter 13 March 2019 His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei Office of the Supreme Leader Islamic Republic of Iran Shahid Keshvardoost Street Jomhuri Eslami Avenue Tehran, Iran Fax: + 98 21 441 2030 Email: info_leader@leader.ir President Hassan Rouhani Islamic … [Read more...]
China and Saudi Arabia: Oral Statement to the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
13/03/2019
Full .pdf statement Video stream available (Chapter 43 at 01:31:44) Check against delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 5: General Debate – Human rights bodies and mechanisms Date: 13 March 2019 Speaker: Ms. Judith van den Lichtenberg Oral Statement to the 40th … [Read more...]
Iran: Oral statement, Human Rights Council 40th session: Arbitrary detention of lawyer Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh
12/03/2019
Full .pdf statement Check against delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General Debate Date: 12 March 2019 Speaker: Ms. Hélène Ramos dos Santos Oral Statement to the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), NGO in special … [Read more...]
Iran: Oral Statement to the Human Rights Council: Ongoing and Intensified Wrongful Treatment of Lawyers in the Islamic Republic of Iran
12/03/2019
Full .pdf Statement Video Stream Available (Chapter 23, 00:44:58) Check against delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Iem 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Islamic Republic of Iran Date: 11 March 2019 Speaker: Ms. Hélène Ramos dos Santos Oral … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Oral Statement to 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Statement of Rohingya peace advocate, Hamida Khatun | Joint Statement of LRWC and ISHR
12/03/2019
Full .pdf file Video Stream Available (Chapter 20, 00:39:00) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Date: 11 March 2019 Speaker: Ms. Salma El Hosseiny (ISHR) Oral Statement to the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
New Lawsuits Brought by Thammakaset Company Limited Against Human Rights Defenders | Joint Letter
13/02/2019
See LRWC press release | See full .pdf letter February 14, 2019 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Office of the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office Royal Thai Government Government House 1 Pitsanulok Road Dusit, Bangkok 10300 Thailand RE: New Lawsuits Brought by … [Read more...]
Eighty-nine organizations denounce SLAPP-suits against human rights defenders by Thai poultry corporation | Press release
13/02/2019
See .docx version of Press.Release For immediate release (updated 14 February 2019) Bangkok, 14 February 2019 – Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada is one of 89 international, regional, and local organizations from around the world that signed a joint letter to Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut … [Read more...]
Save a Lawyer for Christmas | Donate before 31 December 2018
21/12/2018
Donate to LRWC today to defend the rule of law and protect human rights advocates at risk around the world. “Thank You. Without LRWC we would be alone and without hope.” say victims and families. Successful developments for lawyers and other human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk during 2018 … [Read more...]
