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Universal Periodic Review of China: No Independent Courts
01/09/2008
Full report: UN Human Rights Council: Universal Periodic Review of China: No Independent Courts by LRWC This report details the complete failure of the rule of law2in China through: a. the absence of an independent judiciary and the required safeguards that would enable lawyers and other human … [Read more...]
Thailand: Mr. Ismael Ta, Mr. Amisi Manak, Mr. Ruslan Tuyong, Mr. Waerosalee Latae, Mr. Romlee Latae
18/08/2008
Re: Mr. Ismael Ta, Mr. Amisi Manak, Mr. Ruslan Tuyong, Mr. Waerosalee Latae, Mr. Romlee Latae To: Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, Minister Kowit Wattana, Minister Sompong Amornwiwat, Governor Teera Mindrasak From: Gail Davidson, Director of LRWC Date: 2008-08-18 LRWC is very … [Read more...]
Magristrate Jose Vidal Barillas Monzon and Rudy Rocael Pineda
03/07/2008
Re: Magristrate Jose Vidal Barillas Monzon and Rudy Rocael Pineda To: President of Guatemala From: Heather Neun, LL.B., M.Phil Date: 2008-07-03 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) writes to condemn an alarming series of attacks and threats against justice system operators (“los … [Read more...]
Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)
03/07/2008
Re: Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) To: Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs From: Heather Neun, LL.B. Date: 2008-07-03 We are writing to bring to your attention the grave situation facing the justice situation in Guatemala, and to urge the Canadian … [Read more...]
Honourable Madam Justice Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioners for Human Rights
19/06/2008
Re: Honourable Madam Justice Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioners for Human Rights To: To Whom it May Concern From: The Honourable Madam Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé (Québec), Charles B. Davison (Edmonton), James Tate (Vancouver), Steven Kelliher (Victoria), Gail Davidson (Vancouver), on … [Read more...]
David Nevin and Scott McKay
22/05/2008
Re: David Nevin and Scott McKay To: Mr. Leandro DESPOUY, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC, and Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes, LRWC Brazil Monitor Date: 2008-05-22 We write to advise you of the United States … [Read more...]
David Nevin and Scott McKay (ACLU) Legal Defense of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Guantánamo Bay
22/05/2008
Re: David Nevin and Scott McKay (American Civil Liberties Union) Legal Defense of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Guantánamo Bay To: Mr. Leandro DESPOUY, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director and Paulo de Tarso Lugon … [Read more...]
Ms. Rezvan Moghadam & Ms. Parvin Ardalan
09/05/2008
Re: Ms. Rezvan Moghadam & Ms. Parvin Ardalan To: His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei From: Tina Parbhakar, LRWC/Iran Monitor Date: 2008-05-09 LRWC has received information that Ms. Rezvan Moghadam and Ms. Parvin Ardalan, both members of the One Million Signatures Campaign … [Read more...]
Philippines: Extra-judicial killings and disappearances
31/03/2008
Extra-Judicial Killings of Jurists in the Philippines The Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L) published a report, From Facts to Action: Report on the Attack Against Filipino Lawyers and Judges, compiled by two Dutch judges and six Dutch and Belgian lawyers, on the unsolved murders of … [Read more...]
Defending Defenders in Pakistan: Rule of Law Solidarity | Report
26/03/2008
Defending defenders in Pakistan “Many people have been released from jail only because of international pressure from your organization and others. Our government had to release them because of this pressure. I just want to mention how important this is and that we need you to … [Read more...]
