News / Events
LRWC Newsletter: August – September 2017 Edition
02/10/2017
LRWC Action News and Updates | UN Human Rights Council, 36th Session, 11 - 29 September 2017 | LRWC Members Working Pro Bono in August and September Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION AND UPDATE NEWS ARGENTINA Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman was murdered investigators conclude. A … [Read more...]
LRWC Newsletter: June – July 2017 Edition
31/07/2017
LRWC Action News and Updates | UN Human Rights Council, 35th Session, 6 - 23 June 2017 | Publications| Notable Decisions | LRWC Members Working Pro Bono in June and July Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION AND UPDATE NEWS BAHRAIN Nabeel Rajab sentenced for exposing the truth about human … [Read more...]
Free Screening: Daughter of the Lake | Event – Tuesday, May 16 in Vancouver
10/05/2017
Full Invite (PDF) Daughter of the Lake – Free Public Screening When: Tuesday, May 16 - Doors open at 6:30 pm / Event start 7 pm Where: Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch – 350 West Georgia Street, Lower Level Free public screening as part of the Month of Action for Mining Justice and to … [Read more...]
Burma: Presentation and photo exhibit about the persecution of the Rohingya in Burma | Event, Friday May 5 in Mississaugua, Ontario
27/04/2017
Horror and Hate: Presentations and a photo exhibit about the persecution of the Rohingya in Burma When: Friday, May 5, 2017 (Program: 7 pm-9 pm | Photo Exhibit 6 pm-9 pm) Where: Noel Ryan Auditorium, Mississauga Central Library, 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga. This free event … [Read more...]
Waleed Abu al-Khair and Dr. Cindy Blackstock Awarded Law Society of Upper Canada Human Rights Award in Award Ceremony
21/03/2017
Event Promo Poster (PDF) Law Society Gazette Coverage Event Photo Album Event Webcast Archive The Law Society of Upper Canada awarded the 2016 Human Rights Award at a 22 February Event, honouring Human rights defenders Waleed Abu al-Khair and LRWC Member Cindy Blackstock, PhD for their … [Read more...]
Colombia: International Legal Delegation in Colombia as Peace Agreement Signed
31/08/2016
Lawyers Without Borders Canada Report on Peace Negotiations (.pdf) (Spanish) Lawyers Without Borders English Summary (.pdf) An international delegation of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals, including members from Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, met in Colombia last week as part … [Read more...]
Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Decision of Law Society of Upper Canada – Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada (2016 ONCA 518) | Case Summary
01/08/2016
On 29 June 2016, the OCA handed down its decision in Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada (2016 ONCA 518). Justice MacPherson, with both other judges agreeing, rejected TWU’s appeal, finding the original decision of the LSUC to have been made reasonably. Gavin Magrath presented … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Rally to Free Lawyers in China
10/12/2015
Hong Kong rally to free lawyers in China INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY - 10 December - Free Chinese Lawyers … [Read more...]
Turkey: Tragic Killing of Tahir Elçi | Obituary
02/12/2015
Deeply shocked we are by the brutal killing on 28 November of our colleague lawyer TAHİR ELÇİ who was President of the Diyarbakır Bar Association. We, the undersigned, lawyers organizations from all over the world would like to pay our condolences to his family and colleagues with whom he worked on … [Read more...]
