Full PDF Version 21 May 2019 Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples The Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 By email to all members of the committee Dear Senators, Urging immediate committee deliberation on Bill C-262 towards urgent passage by the … [Read more...]
Turkey: Vacate Charges Against Dr. Fincancı and All Other Signatories to the Academics for Peace Declaration | Letter
22/05/2019
Full PDF Version Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, human rights defender Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and Scholars at Risk (SAR) object to the prosecution, conviction and detention of Dr. Fincanci and others for endorsing a declaration released in January 2016 (Peace Declaration) critical of … [Read more...]
Renée Mulligan | Board of Directors
18/05/2019
Renée Mulligan is a lawyer at Woodward and Company in Victoria, BC. Her practice includes developing, drafting and implementing laws and policies for First Nations governments and communities. She obtained her undergraduate degree in geography (B.A.) and her law degree (LL.B) from the University of … [Read more...]
Melissa Tessler | Board of Directors
18/05/2019
Melissa Tessler is a Toronto-based litigator with experience in international criminal and human rights law. Melissa was a former member of legal teams in the appeals chamber at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials. … [Read more...]
Rob Lapper Q.C. | Board of Directors
18/05/2019
Robert Lapper Q.C. is currently David and Dorothy Lam Chair in Law and Public Policy at the University of Victoria. He is a professor in both the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Human and Social Development (School of Public Administration) where he teaches and researches justice policy and legal … [Read more...]
Sebastian Ennis | Board of Directors
18/05/2019
Sebastian Ennis is currently transitioning to a litigation boutique in Vancouver with a focus on public law, appeals, and complex public interest cases. He previously served as a judicial law clerk at both the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. He obtained his … [Read more...]
Joey Doyle | Board of Directors
18/05/2019
Joey Doyle is a Vancouver-based lawyer, practicing mainly criminal defence. He has been a member of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada since 2016, when he worked for LRWC as a law student. In 2017, he attended the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on behalf of LRWC. Joey is interested in the application … [Read more...]
Joshua Lam | Board of Directors
18/05/2019
Joshua Lam is a lawyer and human rights advocate. He is currently legal counsel at Sage Legal, in Victoria, BC, where his practice focuses on indigenous rights, non-profit/charity law, and social justice issues. Prior to moving to Victoria, BC, he worked in Alberta, focusing on poverty law and … [Read more...]
LRWC Biennial Report 2017 – 2018 | Report
08/05/2019
Full Report (PDF) LRWC BIENNIAL REPORT 2017 - 2018 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018 “Promoting human rights by protecting those who defend them.” IN THIS REPORT Executive Director’s Message Positive Outcomes United Nations Participation Human Rights Council 3 … [Read more...]
China: Release and Reversal of Convictions for Pro-Democracy Advocates in Hong Kong
08/05/2019
Full PDF (ENG) / Full PDF (CHN) Release and reversal of convictions for pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong Immediate release 27 April 2019 - Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) [1] is a committee of lawyers and others who promote international human rights through advocacy, education and … [Read more...]
