Thailand: Thailand Must Halt Prosecution of Migrant Labour Rights Researcher Andy Hall | Statement

Full PDF Version Thailand must halt prosecution of migrant labour rights researcher Andy Hall Criminal defamation charges by Natural Fruit Co. Ltd are an effort to silence human rights advocacy and criminalize investigation and reporting of rights violations Statement 30 July … [Read more...]

Thailand Not Adequately Addressing Human Trafficking: US government leaves Thailand at lowest ranking in annual trafficking report | Joint Letter

See full (pdf) letter The US Department of State maintained Thailand’s Tier 3 ranking, the lowest category, in its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released 27 July 2015. A global coalition of 25 human rights and labor groups, including Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) sent … [Read more...]

Thailand: Judicial harassment of human rights defenders and democracy activists; harassment of human rights lawyers and advocates | Statement

See full statement pdf Thailand: Judicial harassment of human rights defenders and democracy activists; harassment of human rights lawyers and advocates Fourteen students charged with sedition after symbolic anti-coup demonstrations Statement: Timeline, Analysis and Recommendations 8 July … [Read more...]

Thailand: Military government shuts down lawyers’ human rights education event | Statement

| Full .pdf document | Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations … [Read more...]

Southeast Asia: Systematic violations of the internationally protected rights of Rohingya and other migrants is costing lives and must be stopped | Statement

| full pdf version | | Open Letter to Other States | Letter to Australia | Letter to Canada | Statement 26 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in … [Read more...]

Thailand: Trials of civilians in military courts violate international fair trial rights: Judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders | Statement

Full PDF document (English) LRWC แถลงการณ์การไต่สวนคดีต่อพลเรือนในศาลทหาร ละเมิดสิทธิสากลว่าด้วยการพิจารณาคดีที่เป็นธรรม (Thai translation by Cross Cultural Foundation, Thailand Statement 25 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights … [Read more...]

Thailand: Four years of arbitrary detention of human rights defender, Mr. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk | Statement

Full statement (pdf) Statement 12 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council … [Read more...]

Thailand: US Secretary of State urged to maintain Thailand on Tier 3 of the Trafficking in Persons Report | Joint Letter

Full pdf letter May 1, 2015 The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Re: Thailand’s designation in the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report Dear Secretary Kerry: As the U.S. State Department makes its final … [Read more...]

Australia: Judicial Harassment in Thailand and Consular Protection of Mr. Alan Morison | Letter

Full PDF Version Award-winning journalists charged in Thailand with criminal defamation for writing about human rights violations against stateless persons and Rohingya people from Burma. LRWC provides background and urges the Government of Australia to intervene to ensure the rights to liberty, … [Read more...]

Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Access to Justice and Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Oral Intervention by LRWC to the UN Human Rights Council

Full PDF Version Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Access to Justice and Protection of Human Rights Defenders, oral intervention by LRWC to the UN Human Rights Council on 17 September  2014, presented by Catherine Morris. The video of Catherine Morris presenting this statement during the Panel … [Read more...]