China: Travel ban and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint statement
20/10/2025
Full pdf joint statement Travel ban and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei The Law Society of England and Wales, The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Lawyers for Lawyers, Asian Lawyers Network, and International Bar … [Read more...]
United States: Halt sanctions against Council Special Procedures, ICC jurists and human rights defenders | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
25/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 2:52:14 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5: General Debate Date: 25 September 2025 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the … [Read more...]
Iran: Crackdown on human rights since the June 2025 ceasefire between Iran and Israel | Joint Statement to the Human Rights Council
23/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 1:25:24 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General debate Date: 23 September 2025 Speaker: Paria Saremi Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), and … [Read more...]
“Seismic decline” in Russia’s human rights situation | Joint statement to UN Human Rights Council
22/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement | Watch the full debate on UN WebTV starting at 14:00. See LRWC statement at 1:37:33. Also see IBAHRI separate statement (co-sponsored by LRWC) at 1:27:52 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the … [Read more...]
Protecting Environmental Lawyers: Advancing Climate Justice | Side event, UN Human Rights Council 22 September 2025
19/09/2025
Poster: PDF | PNG Protecting Environmental Lawyers: Advancing Climate Justice Side event, UN Human Rights Council, Geneva 22 September 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (CET) (5 am Eastern time). Watch online. Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is co-sponsoring a side event at the UN Human Rights Council in … [Read more...]
China: Systematic arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances of human rights lawyers and defenders | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
19/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 02:08:28 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: General debate Date: 18 September 2025 Speaker: Joseph Doyle Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka must delivery on its promises for past atrocities | Statement to UN Human Rights Council
10/09/2025
Full pdf statement Watch the full debate on Sri Lanka at UN WebTV starting at 2:37:51 and continued here. Watch LRWC statement on UN WebTV at 2:39:40. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: General debate Date: 9 September 2025 Speaker: Harini Sivalingam Oral … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Endless cycle of human rights violations and atrocity crimes by junta | Joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council
08/09/2025
Full .pdf joint statement | Video available at UN Web TV at 2:16:19 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report and Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar Date: 8 September 2025 Speaker: Renée … [Read more...]
Colombia: Reports of the 8th Colombian Caravana | Joint reports
04/09/2025
Full pdf report English | Informe en Español One year ago, the 8th International Delegation to Colombia began its journey. The delegation brought together 22 participants from across Europe and the Americas, representing 9 international organisations, and working in partnership with 7 … [Read more...]
Hong Kong: Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law | Joint Statement
03/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law Lawyers for Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the … [Read more...]
