Cambodian land rights activist, Yorm Bopha was arrested on fabricated charges on 4 September 2012, one year ago. LRWC has been involved in international advocacy on her behalf. On 12 August 2013, LRWC filed a petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) requesting a … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan | Letter
12/08/2013
Full PDF Version Monday, August 12, 2013 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry of Home … [Read more...]
Cambodia: KUCH Veng, human rights defender | Letter
22/07/2013
PDF version with addresses, copy list | Letter of 23 May 2013 | Excerpt of 23 May 2013 letter in Khmer H.E. Hun Sen, Prime Minister H.E. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, Council for Legal and Judicial Reform H.E. Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Ang … [Read more...]
Corporations and Human Rights: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council | Statement
31/05/2013
UN Webcast (see 55 at 02:42:02) | PDF version Item: Item 3 Interactive Dialogue Speaker: Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes Date: Friday 31 May 2013 Re: Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises Oral Statement to … [Read more...]
Canada: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Legal Aid in Canada | Statement
30/05/2013
PDF Version | UN Webcast (see 7 at 00:19:45) Item: Item 3 Interactive Dialogue Speaker: Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes Date: Thursday, 30 May 2013 Re: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Oral Statement to the 23rd Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Help us reach our funding goal in 2013
25/05/2013
Thanks to our members and donors LRWC work contributes to saving lives, securing liberty, obtaining UN recommendations, changing opinions, assisting human rights defenders and promoting understanding of human rights and the rule of law. See our 2012 Annual General Report and our regular … [Read more...]
The Accountability Gap: Canadian Mining in Mexico (and beyond)
27/03/2013
Wednesday April 17, 2013, 7:00 – 8:30 pm at the Vancouver Public Library Emily Dwyer and Alejandra Ancheita will identify abuses by Canadian mining companies operating outside Canada and possible means of obtaining legal remedies for victims and promoting adherence to international human rights … [Read more...]
9 May 2013 | Robert A. Williams: Savage Anxieties: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and the Not-So-Special Case of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group v. Canada
02/02/2013
Savage Anxieties: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and the Not-So-Special Case of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group v. Canada before the Inter-American Human Rights Commission Robert A. Williams Throughout the centuries, conquest, war, and unspeakable acts of racist violence and colonial dispossession … [Read more...]
Canada: Governor General’s Attendance at First Nations Meeting 11 January 2013 | Letter
09/01/2013
View pdf: Governor General's Attendance at First Nations Meeting 11 January 2013 January 9, 2013 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 E-mail: stephen.harper@parl.gc.ca; pm@pm.gc.ca Dear Prime … [Read more...]
Canada: Request the Governor General’s Attendance at First Nations Meeting 11 January 2013
09/01/2013
Request the Governor General's Attendance at First Nations Meeting 11 January 2013 (PDF) … [Read more...]
