Support LRWC in the 9th International Delegation of Jurists to Colombia
25/06/2026
Donate to LRWC’s IX Caravana fund through Canada Helps (Caravana 2026) Colombia remains a most dangerous country to be an advocate or lawyer who ‘defends the defenders’. Please donate to support LRWC's participation in the IX International Caravana of Jurists to Colombia in August 2026. If … [Read more...]
Chilling effects of digital surveillance on human rights defenders | Joint oral statement to the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
23/06/2026
Full pdf Joint Statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 01:12:27 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Date: 23 June 2026 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement … [Read more...]
Iran: Urgent call for intervention concerning renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and continuing detention of Reza Khandan | Joint letter
15/04/2026
Full pdf joint letter On 10 April 2026, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined a group of 30 international legal organizations in a letter to several UN Special Procedures mandate holders calling for their intervention to seek the immediate and unconditional release of Iranian human … [Read more...]
China: Release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence | 中国：当局必须在刑满后释放被任意拘留的人权律师余文生，并确保其充分自由 | Joint statement
09/04/2026
Full pdf joint statement: EN | CN 中国：当局必须在刑满后释放被任意拘留的人权律师余文生，并确保其充分自由 China: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence and ensure his full freedom Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is expected to be released on 13 April after … [Read more...]
China: Legal and human rights organisations condemn the conviction of Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang | Joint statement
06/04/2026
Full pdf joint statement Legal and human rights organisations condemn the conviction of Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang The undersigned organisations express deep concern over the conviction of human rights lawyer Xie Yang on 23 March 2026, sentencing him to five years’ imprisonment … [Read more...]
United States: Resume cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
23/03/2026
Full pdf oral statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 6: General Debate Date: 23 March 2026 Speaker: Joseph Doyle Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Bar Association, NGOs … [Read more...]
Iran: Grave risks to lawyers and prisoners of conscience amid armed conflict | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
23/03/2026
Full pdf joint statement Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General Debate 16 March 2026 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, … [Read more...]
Turkey: Call for urgent action by UN Special Rapporteurs to address conviction of lawyers and human rights defenders | Joint letter
14/03/2026
Full PDF joint letter to UN Special Rapporteurs In a joint letter dated 6 March 2026 addressed to six UN Special Rapporteurs, several organisations, including Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada raised concerns over the prosecution and conviction of lawyers and human rights defenders affiliated … [Read more...]
Hong Kong SAR: Arbitrary detention, solitary confinement and ongoing prosecution of barrister Chow Hang-tung | Joint statement
09/03/2026
Full .pdf joint statement Arbitrary detention, solitary confinement and ongoing prosecution of barrister Chow Hang-tung in Hong Kong 9 March 2026 The Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Asian Lawyers Network, China Change, Lawyers for Lawyers, Council of … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Ensure measurable progress towards accountability | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
02/03/2026
Full .pdf joint statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: General debate Date: 2 March 2026 Speaker: Harini Sivalingam Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), and the International Bar Association’s … [Read more...]
