On May 21-22, 2012, the United Nations Committee against Torture will review Canada’s failure to comply with its obligations under the Convention against Torture to prevent, punish and remedy the torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of Canadian Omar Khadr during his ongoing … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Human Rights Abuses: Statement made at Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 27 February 2012
27/02/2012
Sri Lanka: Statement at Interactive Dialogue 27 February 2012 See full statement … [Read more...]
Canada: Statement to the Human Rights Council on the situation of Omar Khadr in Guantánamo Bay Prison
13/02/2012
1. This statement is a follow-up of the: September/08/2008 report by LRWC and 40 other NGOs and individuals to the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights for consideration on the Universal Periodic Review of Canada; the February/15/2010 LRWC statement to the Council; and, the … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: 3rd and 4th Periodic Report on the Implementation of the Convention Against Torture
31/10/2011
Executive Summary: These submissions are made by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada in aid of the Committee against Torture’s (CAT) examination of the combined 3rd and 4th Periodic Report of Sri Lanka outlining its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Accountability: Statement to the Human Rights Council 12 September 2011
27/09/2011
Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue Accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka – Recommendations of Panel of Experts. see full statement … [Read more...]
Denial of justice at the Missing Women Commission more than a shame to the country
14/09/2011
by Catherine Morris and Gail Davidson 14 September 2011 Opinion published in the Vancouver Sun, and the Victoria Times Colonist The B.C. government's refusal to provide legal representation to groups granted standing at the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry is more than a national shame. It's … [Read more...]
