The global problem of enforced disappearances: “Outside all protection of the law” | Written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council

Written statement submitted by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status. Peacemakers Trust,  The 29 Principles,  Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Colombian Caravana,  Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre, NGOs without consultative status, … [Read more...]

LRWC intervenes at the UN Human Rights Council on violations in over a dozen countries | Letters and statements at the 51st Session 12 September to 7 October 2022

During the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council held 12 September to 7 October 2022,  Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) intervened to seek the Council's action to address serious human rights violations in a number of countries including: Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Myanmar, the Occupied … [Read more...]

South Sudan must implement Universal Periodic Review commitments | Joint oral video statement to UN Human Rights Council

Full .pdf statement See the full debate on UN WebTV with LRWC and IBAHRI joint statement at 23:52 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 6: Adoption of Universal Periodic Review outcomes for South Sudan Date: 30 June 2022 Speaker: Temisan Boyo Oral Statement to the … [Read more...]

South Sudan: Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan | Joint letter to member and observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

Full .pdf joint letter (EN) | (FR) UPDATE: Resolution extending the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, 1 April 2022 To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council 10 February 2022 Re: Extend the … [Read more...]

South Sudan: Continued pattern of widespread violations | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council

See the full Interactive Dialogue video starting at 01:13:10. See the LRWC statement at 02:18:28. See .pdf statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (oral update) Date: 23 September … [Read more...]

South Sudan: Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan | Joint Letter

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...]

Philippines, Myanmar, South Sudan: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions at the 44th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Oral Statement

Full PDF (ENG) See video intervention (Chapter 32 at 01:08:27) Check against delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Date: 9 July 2020 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral … [Read more...]

South Sudan: Human Rights Violations and Corporate Accountability in the Report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan | Oral Statement to the 43rd Session of the UNHRC

Live stream video, Chapter 27, 01:00:12 Full PDF Statement Check Against Delivery Organizations: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4 Date: 9 March 2020 Speaker: Gabriella Casanova Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]

South Sudan: UN HRC should extend the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan | Joint letter

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council 6 February 2020 Re: The UN Human Rights Council should extend the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Excellencies, We, the undersigned national, regional, and … [Read more...]

South Sudan: Call to End the Repression and Persecution of Lawyers | Oral Statement to the 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Live stream video, Chapter 49, 01:45:10 Full PDF Statement Check Against Delivery Organizations: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Date: 25 September 2019 Speaker: Paul Scambler Oral Statement to the … [Read more...]