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Sri Lanka must delivery on its promises for past atrocities | Statement to UN Human Rights Council
10/09/2025
Full pdf statement Watch the full debate on Sri Lanka at UN WebTV starting at 2:37:51 and continued here. Watch LRWC statement on UN WebTV at 2:39:40. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: General debate Date: 9 September 2025 Speaker: Harini Sivalingam Oral … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Forced Deportations, Gender Apartheid, and Targeted Killings | Joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council
08/09/2025
Full .pdf joint statement | Watch the debate on UN WebTV at 1:37:34 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Date: 8 September 2025 Speaker: Rahima Toufan Oral Statement to the 60th Session of … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Endless cycle of human rights violations and atrocity crimes by junta | Joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council
08/09/2025
Full .pdf joint statement | Video available at UN Web TV at 2:16:19 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report and Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar Date: 8 September 2025 Speaker: Renée … [Read more...]
Colombia: Reports of the 8th Colombian Caravana | Joint reports
04/09/2025
Full pdf report English | Informe en Español One year ago, the 8th International Delegation to Colombia began its journey. The delegation brought together 22 participants from across Europe and the Americas, representing 9 international organisations, and working in partnership with 7 … [Read more...]
Hong Kong: Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law | Joint Statement
03/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law Lawyers for Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the … [Read more...]
Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court | Statement
28/08/2025
Full pdf statement Also see the 22 August 2025 statement on United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal … [Read more...]
China: Halt Unfair Trial and Release Lawyer Xie Yang | Joint letter
28/08/2025
Full pdf letter His Excellency Li Qiang Premier of the People’s Republic of China The State Council General Office 2 Fuyou Street, Xicheng District Beijing 100017 Email: premier@mail.gov.cn 27 August 2025 Re: Halt Unfair Trial and Release Lawyer Law Society of England and … [Read more...]
United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council | Statement
23/08/2025
Full .pdf updated statement Also see the 28 August Statement: Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
LRWC Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th Session | Report
13/08/2025
Full pdf report Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th Session 16 June to 11 July 2025 LRWC participated actively in the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th session, 16 June to 11 July2025. LRWC led the drafting of three oral video statements. LRWC also joined other NGOs in four … [Read more...]
Colombia: LRWC joins Colombian Caravana of Jurists in support of threatened legal profession in high profile Uribe case
01/08/2025
Full PDF PressRelease Press statement in support of threatened judges, prosecutors and lawyers in Uribe Case, Colombia 1 August 2025 The Colombia Caravana stands in solidarity with Colombian judges, prosecutors and human rights lawyers following the 28 July 2025 verdict which found former … [Read more...]
