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University of Victoria: Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | September 13
01/09/2012
Download the September 13 Victoria Event Poster (pdf) Series: FIRST NATIONS’ RIGHTS: THE GAP BETWEEN LAW AND PRACTICE Indigenous Rights in the UN System Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Room … [Read more...]
Side Event: Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence | September 12, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva
01/09/2012
Side Event on the Occasion of the Presentation of the First Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence Invitation to the Side Event (pdf) September 12, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva: LRWC and the Asian Legal Resource … [Read more...]
Victoria Event: The Right to Know Our Rights: International law obligations to ensure international human rights education and training | June 15
27/05/2012
Friday, June 15, 2012 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm. Barristers' Lounge Courthouse Library Victoria, BC Event co-sponsored by LRWC and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) What does the newly adopted UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training mean for the legal … [Read more...]
Event: Cooperation or Conquest | 17 May 2012
02/05/2012
Prior to contact with Europeans, the diverse practices of Indigenous peoples on British Columbia's west coast evolved into highly developed legal traditions regarding governance, the environment and relationships between people. Sarah Morales will explain Coast Salish legal traditions —snuw’uyulh— … [Read more...]
Event: Remember the Children | 24 April 2012 | Video now online
22/03/2012
Video now online Education and services for children living on reserves is seriously underfunded compared to off-reserve funding. Nevertheless, a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission regarding the issue was dismissed without any arguments being heard. Dr. Cindy Blackstock will … [Read more...]
Event | Robert Morales: Seeking Justice Elsewhere, February 23 | Video
24/02/2012
First Nations' Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice: A Series of Five Talks The 2011-2012 series was sponsored by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (HTG), Amnesty International and the Vancouver Public Library: ALL TALKS IN THE SERIES: 1. Grace Woo: Ghost Dancing … [Read more...]
Event: Indigenous Rights in the UN System | 19 March 2012
17/02/2012
Videos and powerpoint presentation now online … [Read more...]
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14/10/2005
LRWC is volunteer-run and is funded exclusively by membership fees and private donations. Donations are eligible for charitable receipts in Canada. See more about LRWC's work. Donation cheques for Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada may be mailed to: Lawyers' Rights Watch (Legal … [Read more...]
