Full .pdf statement See other LRWC statements at the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Enhanced Interactive dialogue on Afghanistan Date: 9 September 2024 Oral Statement to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council … [Read more...]
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Human rights defenders targeted amid ongoing war crimes | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
18/10/2024
Full pdf statement Other statements at the 57th session of the HRC Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 7: General Debate: Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories Date: 2 October 2024 Oral Statement to the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Briefing notes for BC Election Candidates: The 2024 Legal Professions Act (“Bill 21”) violates British Columbia’s international law obligations
25/09/2024
Full PDF Briefing Notes on Bill 21 for BC Election Candidates 2024 Briefing Notes on Bill 21, “Legal Professions Act.” Catherine Morris, JD, LLM Past Executive Director and current UN Representative for Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) 25 September 2024 The 2024 Legal Professions Act … [Read more...]
A seismic shift in regulation of BC lawyers: A case study in the failure of democratic law-making | Article
09/08/2024
Full pdf version of the article Also see LRWC's advocacy on the independence of the legal profession in BC 'On 10 April 2024, the details of Bill 21 became public for the first time. The government’s intention became clear... it had unilaterally decided to impose its own institutional design … [Read more...]
2024 Colombian Caravana – Your Support Needed!
04/07/2024
DONATE AT THIS LINK: Donate to LRWC’s VIII Caravana fund through Canada Helps Support LRWC Board Member Heather Neun’s Participation in VIII Colombian Caravana 24/06/2024 DONATE AT THIS LINK: Donate to LRWC’s VIII Caravana fund through Canada Helps Colombia remains the most dangerous … [Read more...]
BC, Canada: Bill 21 “Legal Professions Act” is fundamentally flawed and should be withdrawn. Why? | Briefing Notes
24/04/2024
Full PDF briefing notes on Bill 21 (3 pages) | See more on Bill 21 Briefing Notes on Bill 21, “Legal Professions Act.” Catherine Morris, member and former Executive Director, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada 23 April 2024 Bill 21 “Legal Professions Act” is fundamentally flawed and should be … [Read more...]
Legal aid in BC, 2024 Overview of current concerns | Briefing notes
24/04/2024
Legal aid in BC, 2024 Overview of current concerns Information compiled by Michael T. Mulligan, Barrister and Solicitor Contact: https://mtplaw.com/contact-us/ 22 April 2024 1. Even after the small additional amount of money provided to legal aid over the past couple of years, the BC government … [Read more...]
British Columbia, Canada: Analysis of Bill 21 shows clear violation of international law and standards on independence of lawyers
17/04/2024
Full pdf 17 April 2024 briefing paper | 17 April 2024 pdf letter to Attorney General of BC (AGBC) | 18 April 2024 Media release .pdf 24 April 2024 briefing notes Also see LRWC's 25 September 2024 briefing for BC election candidates | 12 April 2024 pdf letter | Letter 10 April 2024 | Brief … [Read more...]
Canada: British Columbia’s proposed legislation (Bill 21) violates international human rights law and standards on independence of the legal profession
10/04/2024
Note: LRWC's 10 April 2024 letter and brief were published before LRWC was aware of the almost simultaneous tabling of Bill 21 in the British Columbia (BC) legislature on 10 April 2024. See LRWC's analysis of Bill 21 in its briefing paper of 17 April 2024. LRWC sent a 12 April 2024 follow up … [Read more...]
Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian
08/03/2024
On 6 March 2024, a Thai court in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province acquitted anti-corruption whistleblower Dr. Chutima Sidasathian on three charges of criminal defamation. The three charges against Dr Chutima were brought by a local elected official, Mayor Thanonthorn Kaveekitrattana, in May … [Read more...]
