Countries
Also see
Welcome Developments
Bangladesh: Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, and Prosecution of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan | Letter
10/09/2013
Full PDF Version 10 September 2013 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry of Home … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Human Rights Defender Sunila Abeyasekara | Oral Statement to the Human Rights Council
09/09/2013
Full Statement pdf Date: 9 September 2013 Item 2: General Debate Speaker: Gary Anandasangaree Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, Your Excellencies You are all too familiar with the work of Sunila Abeyasekara. The name is synonymous with human rights in Sri Lanka – a mission that … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Land Rights Defender Yorm Bopha in Jail One Year
04/09/2013
Cambodian land rights activist, Yorm Bopha was arrested on fabricated charges on 4 September 2012, one year ago. LRWC has been involved in international advocacy on her behalf. On 12 August 2013, LRWC filed a petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) requesting a … [Read more...]
Canadian Jurisprudence Regarding the Right to Legal Aid | Report
02/09/2013
Full PDF Version Canadian Jurisprudence Regarding the Right to Legal Aid Prepared by Erika Heinrich, B.Com., J.D. Introduction: 1. In recent years, the decline of legal aid funding in Canada[1] has renewed interest in access to justice and whether there is a constitutional right to … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Response to Government of Viet Nam’s comments concerning the Petition filed on behalf of Mr Le Quoc Quan
02/09/2013
Full PDF Version TO: UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION Mr. Malick Sow (Senegal) Ms. Shaheen Ali (Pakistan) Mr. Vladimir Tochilovsky (Ukraine) Mr. Roberto Garretón (Chile) Mr. Mads Andenas (Norway) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY in the … [Read more...]
Colombia: Paramilitaries Threaten Trade Unionists and Human Rights Defenders | Letter
27/08/2013
Full PDF Version August 23, 2013 President Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia Palacio de Nariño Carrera 8 No.7-26 Bogotá, Colombia Fax: 011 57 1 596 0631 & Mail Rafael Pardo Rueda Minister of Labor Calle 14 No. 99-33 Bogotá, Colombia Dear President Santos and … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender Mr. Kuch Veng | Letter
15/08/2013
This letter follows up on our letters of 23 May 2013 and 22 July 2013 concerning Mr. Kuch Veng. On 19 May 2013, Mr Kuch Veng, a land rights activist, community forestry leader and member of the Community Peace Network, was arrested by four police officers at Kbal Trach commune, Krako district, … [Read more...]
United States: International law duty to release Lynne Stewart for medical treatment | Letter
14/08/2013
LRWC writes a letter to Mr. Eric Holder, the US Attorney General, and Mr. Charles E. Samuels Jr., Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to highlight the legal duty of the United States, under international law, to ensure that Lynne Stewart is released immediately for the treatment recommended … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Regarding the Arbitrary Detention of Yorm Bopha | Petition
12/08/2013
Full PDF Version EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Petition requests the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to render an Opinion that the arrest and detention of Ms. Yorm Bopha, amounts to arbitrary detention. Ms. Yorm Bopha is a human rights defender. She is a resident of the … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan | Letter
12/08/2013
Full PDF Version Monday, August 12, 2013 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry of Home … [Read more...]
