Full PDF Version (English) / Full Word Version (English) / Version français FFM Report / Video of FFM Press Conference Press Conference on the Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Investigate and Prosecute Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes | Statement
05/09/2018
Turkey: Continued Violation of Non-Derogable Rights After Lifting of State of Emergency | Joint Written Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
05/09/2018
Full PDF Version United Nations Human Rights Council 31 August 2018 Item 4 – Human rights situations that require Council’s attention Written Statement by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The Law Society (TLS), NGOs in Special Consultative … [Read more...]
Bahrain: UN group calls Nabeel Rajab’s detention arbitrary and discriminatory | Joint Statement
29/08/2018
Full PDF Version (Arabic) / Full PDF Version (French) / Full PDF Version (Spanish) Nabeel Rajab, human rights activist 127 Rights groups call for immediate release of Nabeel Rajab after UN group calls his detention arbitrary and discriminatory Paris-Geneva-Manama, 29 August 2018 – For … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release Samar Badawi and other Women’s Rights Advocates | Letter
25/08/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Samar Badawi, women’s rights activist Photo Credit: Amnesty 24 August 2018 VIA FAX and EMAIL TO: His Majesty, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fax: +966 11 403 3125 Email: … [Read more...]
Iran: Arrest and detention of lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh | Letter
22/08/2018
Full PDF Version Nasrin Sotoudeh, lawyer Photo Credit: Amnesty 22 August 2018 BY AIRMAIL Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani c/o Public Relations Office Number 4, Deadend of 1 Azizi Above Pasteur Intersection Vali Asr Street, TEHRAN, IRAN Re: Arrest and detention … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release of Imprisoned Women’s Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia | Letter
20/08/2018
Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Loujain Al-Hathloul, women’s rights activists Photo Credit: Amnesty International 14 August 2018 VIA EMAIL TO: Honourable Chrystia Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs Global Affairs Canada 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Charges Against Eric Paulsen and S Arutchelvan Dropped | News
20/08/2018
Eric Paulsen (human rights lawyer) and S Arutchelvan (Parti Sosialis Malaysia leader) Photo Credit: Malay Mail August 2018 Sedition charges against human rights lawyer Eric Paulsen and Parti Sosialis Malaysia leader S Arutchelvan have been dropped after the prosecution indicated they did not … [Read more...]
Turkey: Taner Kilic Released | News
20/08/2018
Taner Kilic with his family Photo Credit: Amnesty August 2018 Taner Kilic, the Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, has been released after spending more than fourteen months in prison. The release pending trial was ordered after a monthly review of his imprisonment by the Istanbul … [Read more...]
Canada: TWU Removes Community Covenant | News
15/08/2018
Supreme Court of Canada Photo Credit: Adrian Lee August 2018 The Trinity Western University (TWU) Board of Governors voted to remove the mandatory requirement that students sign the Community Covenant as a condition of attendance. The Covenant, which bars sexual intimacy other than between a … [Read more...]
South Sudan: Detention and Disappearance of Peter Biak Ajak | Letter
06/08/2018
Full PDF Version Peter Biar Ajak Photo Credit: www.freepeterbiar.org August 2, 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...]
