Live stream video, Chapter 27, 01:00:12 Full PDF Statement Check Against Delivery Organizations: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4 Date: 9 March 2020 Speaker: Gabriella Casanova Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]
UAE: Freedom of Expression Must Be Upheld At All Times, Not Only Tolerated During Hay Festival Abu Dhabi | Letter
05/03/2020
Full PDF (ENG) / Full PDF (ARA) 37 NGOs and 19 individuals call on Dubai to respect freedom of expression during the Hay Festival in Abu Dhabi (25 - 28 Feb) by releasing arbitrarily detained people including lawyer Dr. Mohammed Al-Roken, arbitrarily detained since July 2012, academic Fe. Nasser … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: HRC43: Jointly Reiterate Calls on Saudi Arabia to Release Human Rights Defenders and Address Key Benchmarks for Human Rights Reform | Letter
05/03/2020
Full PDF (ENG) Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist International human rights organizations call on 40 states to again collectively oppose widespread serious human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia by: joining other states to ensure sustained scrutiny by Council at its 43rd Session; … [Read more...]
United Nations: Support Consensus Renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders | Letter
05/03/2020
Full PDF (ENG) / Full PDF (FRE) 43 NGOs call on all UN member states to support extension of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders by: participating in negotiations on and co-sponsoring the resolution to extend the mandate; opposing attempts to dilute the mandate or … [Read more...]
China: Arrest of Human Rights Monitors in Breach of the Hong Kong Government’s International Obligations | Press Release
17/02/2020
Full PDF (ENG) / Full PDF (CHN) Photo credit: Amnesty Arrest of human rights monitors in breach of the Hong Kong government’s international obligations 11 February 2020 Today, 24 human rights organizations published an open letter to Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, … [Read more...]
China: Arrest of Human Rights Monitors in Breach of the Hong Kong Government’s International Human Rights Obligations | Joint Letter
17/02/2020
Full PDF (ENG) Photo credit: Amnesty JOINT OPEN LETTER - ARREST OF HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS IN BREACH OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT’S INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS 11 February 2020 Dear Chief Executive, We, the undersigned human rights organizations, write to you in regard … [Read more...]
Colombia: Recent Threats Against and Protective Measures for Human Rights Lawyer Adil Meléndez Márquez | Letter
09/02/2020
Full PDF (ENG) / Full PDF (SPA) Adil Meléndez Márquez, human rights lawyer Photo credit: Colombia Caravana Pablo Elías González Monguí Director, Unidad Nacional de Protección Carrera 63 # 14 – 97 Puente Aranda Bogotá D.C. 111611 Colombia 3 February 2020 Re: Recent threats … [Read more...]
LRWC Newsletter: December 2019 – January 2020 Edition
03/02/2020
LRWC Action News and Updates | Publications | Education Events | International Criminal Court | Working Pro Bono | Cooperation with other NGOs Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION NEWS AND UPDATES CAMBODIA LRWC Monitor visits Cambodia LRWC’s Cambodia monitor visited academics, officials, … [Read more...]
Toolkit for Lawyers at Risk
24/01/2020
Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 “The freedom of lawyers to practise their profession without undue hindrance is an essential component of a democratic society..." On 24 January, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, the IBAHRI in cooperation with its long-term partners – the Bar Human Rights … [Read more...]
Turkey: International Law Obligations to Release Esra Uymaz Saral, Ozge Elif Hendekci and Busra Cinkara | Letter
23/01/2020
Full PDF Version Esra Uymaz Saral, Ozge Elif Hendekc, Büşra Cinkara (right) January 21, 2020 Mr. Abdulhamit Gül Minister of Justice 06659 Kizilay Ankara, Turkey Tel: +90 (0312) 417 77 70 Fax: +90 (0312) 419 33 70 Email: info@adalet.gov.tr Re: International law obligations to … [Read more...]
