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Viet Nam: Le Quoc Quan on Hunger Strike | Press Release
13/02/2014
Full PDF Version PRESS RELEASE 13 February 2014 Vietnamese Lawyer and Blogger Le Quoc Quan on Hunger Strike Appeal trial scheduled for 18 February 2014 Jailed Vietnamese blogger and human rights lawyer Le Quoc Quan has launched a hunger strike to protest the refusal by … [Read more...]
First Nations’ Rights Speaker Series: The Gap between Law and Practice – Feb 20, 2014
13/02/2014
Full PDF Poster Dr. Sayers is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria. She has served as Chief of the Hupacasath Nation, in the political executive of the First Nations Summit and as a member of the Leadership Council of BC. Thursday, Feb. 20, 7:00 – 8:30 … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Prosecution of Lena Hendry and Violation of Freedoms of Expression and Opinion and to Impart Information | Letter
11/02/2014
Full PDF Version Ms Hendry was charged under the Censorship Act after the NGO Pusat KOMAS hosted a private showing of the award winning documentary "No Fire Zone: Killing Fields of Sri Lanka." Ms Hendry is the Programme Coordinator of Pusat KOMAS and faces a possible 3 years in prison if … [Read more...]
Canada: Letter Regarding Accreditation of Trinity Western University School of Law | Letter
21/01/2014
2014-01-21--letter to BC Law Society Canada: A group of human rights organizations is calling on the Law Society of BC to ensure a public and transparent process for determining whether to approve or reject accreditation for Trinity WesternUniversity’s proposed law school. At issue are … [Read more...]
First Nations’ Rights Speaker Series: The Gap between Law and Practice – Jan 30, 2014
06/01/2014
Full Poster Consent or Consultation: Examining the Gap Grand Chief John is a lawyer, Hereditary Chief of Tl'azt'en Nation, Representative to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, a member of the First Nations Summit Political Executive and holds two honorary Doctor of Laws … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays to LRWC Donors
19/12/2013
***** Happy Holidays to LRWC Donors ***** THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING LRWC’S PRO BONO WORK IN 2013 Donate by December 31st for a 2013 tax receipt Your donations contributed to the following huge successes in 2013: more than 60 lawyers, human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Letter of Allegation Regarding Three Journalists in Bahrain | Letter
16/12/2013
Full PDF Version Bahrain: LRWC and eight other NGOs signed on to a Letter of Allegation prepared by the U.K.-based Media Legal Defence Initiative, on behalf of three journalists in Bahrain. Journalist Mohammed Hassan was arrested 31 July and released 3 October; photographer Hussain Hubail … [Read more...]
International Right to Legal Aid in Relation to the British Columbia Missing Women Commission of Inquiry | Report
03/12/2013
Full PDF Version This summary of Canada’s international law duties to provide legal aid arising from provisions of United Nations and Organization of American States treaties was prepared for an investigation by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Update Regarding Le Quoc Quan for the Pre-Session UPR on 27 November 2013 | Report
28/11/2013
Full PDF Version Update Viet Nam – Detention of Mr. Le Quoc Quan Update for the purpose of the Pre-session UPR regarding Viet Nam on 27 November 2013, on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and The Law Society. On 13 June 2013, L4L, LRWC and the Law … [Read more...]
Turkey: Lawyer Faces Criminal Charges for Words Spoken in Court | Letter
28/11/2013
Full PDF Version Ramazan Demir, has been criminally charged as a result of comments made in court during the representation of a client. Mr. Demir represents journalists and lawyers prosecuted for allegedly being members of, or connected to the KCK. LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers and Fair Trial … [Read more...]
