Cambodia: YORM Bopha: Submission to the Cambodia Supreme Court

Khmer version .PDF | English version .PDF   H.E. Dith Munty President , Supreme Court of Cambodia Sothearos Road Sangkat Chaktomouk, Khan Daun Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Amicus Brief re: YORM Bopha: Submission to the Cambodia Supreme Court  Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) … [Read more...]

Cambodia: Police Behaviour at Protest of SL Garment Factory Workers | Letter

Full PDF Version | Photo courtesy of LICADHO 13 November 2013 H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh, Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (c/o Council of Ministers); email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh H.E. Sar Kheng Deputy Prime Minister and … [Read more...]

Bangladesh: Arbitrary arrest and detention of Odhikar’s Director, Mr. ASM Nasiruddin Elan | Letter

Full PDF Version November 15, 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...]

Zimbabwe: Ongoing Prosecution of Beatrice Mtetwa | Letter

Full PDF Version 31 October 2013 Khembo Mohadi Minister of Home Affairs 11th Floor, Mukwati Building Private Bag 7703, Causeway, HARARE, ZIMBABWE Mr. Johannes Tomana, Attorney-General, Office of the Attorney, PO Box 7714, Causeway, HARARE, ZIMBABWE Dear Minister, Re: Ms. … [Read more...]

Bangladesh: Follow-Up Letter Regarding the Arbitrary Arrest and Ongoing Detention of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan | Letter

Full PDF Version 10th October 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 … [Read more...]

Cambodia: Killing & Attacks on Demonstrators; Violations of rights to freedoms of assembly and expression | Letter

Full pdf version H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh, Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (C/o Council of Ministers); email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh; cppparty@gmail.com H.E. Sar Kheng Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of … [Read more...]

Independent civil society organizations and democracy: Thailand, Cambodia | Oral Statement at the UN Human Rights Council

See full statement .pdf Date: 16 September, 2013 HRC section: Agenda Item 3 General Debate Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 24th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative … [Read more...]

Bangladesh: Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, and Prosecution of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan | Letter

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

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...]

Colombia: Paramilitaries Threaten Trade Unionists and Human Rights Defenders | Letter

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...]