Full PDF (ENG) JOINT STATEMENT Discard the Sub-Decree on the Establishment of the National Internet Gateway, set to detrimentally impact human rights online in Cambodia Phnom Penh, 18 February 2021 – We, the undersigned national and international non-governmental organizations and … [Read more...]
Iran: Arbitrary Imprisonment of Dr. Reza Eslami | Joint letter
18/02/2021
Full PDF (ENG) His Excellency Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Office of the Supreme Leader Tehran Province, Tehran, District 11, Islamic Republic of Iran 17 February 2021 Joint open letter to His Excellency, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini … [Read more...]
The Right to Counsel: A Guide to International Law Rights to Legal Assistance and Representation | LRWC publication
13/02/2021
NEW BOOK The Right to Counsel: A Guide to International Law Rights to Legal Assistance and Representation | LRWC publication Download free of charge in .pdf format. Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is pleased to announce the publication of a new international human rights law guidebook, … [Read more...]
South Sudan: Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan | Joint Letter
12/02/2021
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council 5 February 2021 Re: Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Excellencies, We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Women’s rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul released after three years in prison | Welcome Developments
11/02/2021
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada welcomes the release of women’s rights defender, Loujain Al-Hathloul, after 1001 days of imprisonment on spurious charges. She was released on 10 February 2021 after persistent international pressure, including interventions by LRWC. Ms Al-Hathloul was arrested in May … [Read more...]
Turkey: International law obligations to release arbitrarily detained lawyer Mr. Aytaç Ünsal | Letter
08/02/2021
Full PDF (ENG) 8 February 2021 Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan The President of Turkey Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi 06560 Beştepe- Ankara-Turkey Fax : (+90 312) 525 58 31 E-mail: contact@tccb.gov.tr Mr. Abdulhamit Gül Minister of Justice 06659 Kizilay Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 (0312) 419 … [Read more...]
ACTION NEWS | LRWC newsletter, Winter 2020-2021
15/01/2021
LRWC Action News PDF Countries of Concern | United Nations | Awards | LRWC in the News | Publications | Educational Events | Donate LRWC news and updates | Winter 2020-2021 PDF version (ENG) DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER: 24 JANUARY 2021 30th anniversary of the UN: The struggle to … [Read more...]
Azerbaijan: Day of the Endangered Lawyer 24th January 2021 | Petition
05/01/2021
Full PDF Petition See an invitation to a related online event to be held 21 January 2021. 11th DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER 24th January 2021 - AZERBAIJAN: The struggle to protect Azerbaijani lawyers The DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER is commemorated each year on 24 January. On … [Read more...]
Doing the two-step on uneven platforms: Successes and setbacks of human rights advocacy
30/12/2020
First published by Slaw.ca, Canada's online legal magazine, on 30 December 2020 Human rights advocates are sometimes asked whether human rights advocacy works. Most human rights defenders answer in the form of anecdotes, because empirical research on effectiveness is scarce in a world where human … [Read more...]
A request for your support for Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada: A letter from the Executive Director
15/12/2020
Dear friends and colleagues, 2020 has been a year unlike any other. In a time when we have experienced a global pandemic and widespread political conflict, the protection of international human rights has become increasingly crucial. This year has also been a year of solidarity and political … [Read more...]
