Full PDF Version Dong Samuel Luak Photo Credit: Human Rights Watch Thursday, November 22, 2018 Silva Kiir Mayardit President of the Republic of South Sudan c/o Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations 336 East 45th Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10017, … [Read more...]
Canada: Review of Canada’s Compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | Oral Statement
20/11/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: United Nations Committee Against Torture 65th Session: Canada Date: 20 November 2018 Oral Statement from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and the International Civil Liberties Group (ICLMG) to the … [Read more...]
Ian Mulgrew: Eby’s quick and dirty review of legal aid blowing up in his face | Vancouver Sun, 18 November
18/11/2018
Attorney General David Eby Photo Credit: Vancouver Sun Attorney General David Eby is being hoist with his own petard — the fuse lit by UN agencies who for more than a decade complained B.C.’s lack of legal aid services violated binding international human rights law. In a letter sent … [Read more...]
Ian Mulgrew: Legal tax is the elephant in legal aid debate | Vancouver Sun, 9 November
16/11/2018
Photo Credit: Vancouver Sun “The continued imposition of the special tax on legal services, which is not applied to any other professional services, is not only being diverted from its intended purpose, but it's actually making access to just even more challenging.... Every time someone hires … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Pakistan’s Duty to Provide Protection to Asia Bibi, Saif ul Mulook, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan | Letter
09/11/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Thursday, 8 November, 2018 Mr. Arif Alvi President of Pakistan President’s Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92 51 9204801, +92 51 9214171 Email: dg_coord2@president.gov.pk, dir_coord4@president.gov.pk Mr. Imran Khan Prime Minister of … [Read more...]
Crisis in Cameroon: Conversation with Felix Agbor Nkongho | Video
08/11/2018
On-Demand Webcast Archive / MP4 Download Crisis in Cameroon: Conversation with Felix Agbor Nkongho 25/10/18 in Toronto Ontario Co-hosted by the Law Society of Ontario and LRWC … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Asylum in Canada for Asia Bibi and her family | Letter
08/11/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Tuesday, 06 November 2018 The Honourable Ahmed D. Hussen MP Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 365 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1 Minister@cic.gc.ca The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould MP Minister of Justice and Attorney … [Read more...]
Philippines: Illegal Arrest, Detention, and Torture of Peasant Rights Advocates | Letter
04/11/2018
Full PDF Version Photo Credit: Hukbo Tuesday, October 30, 2018 H.E. Rodrigo Duterte President of the Republic, Malacañang Palace, JP Laurel St., San Miguel, Manila Philippines Fax: (+632) 742-1641 / 929-3968 E-mail: op@president.gov.ph The Honorable Menardo I. … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Over 160 Groups Call for Accountability Following Murder of Journalist and Widespread Arrest of Women’s Rights Defenders | Press Release
27/10/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Recognising the fundamental right to express our views, free from repression, over 160 civil society organisations call on the international community, including the United Nations, multilateral and regional institutions as well as democratic governments … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Kingdom Must Be Held to Account for Suppression of Dissent, Following Murder of Journalist and Widespread Arrest of Women’s Rights Defenders | Letter
27/10/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Recognising the fundamental right to express our views, free from repression, we the undersigned civil society organisations call on the international community, including the United Nations, multilateral and regional institutions as well as democratic … [Read more...]
