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BC legal aid gaps violate international law: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada calls for independent legal aid body | Press release

BC legal aid gaps violate international law Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada calls for independent legal aid body Press release For immediate release full .pdf file 22 November 2018 - Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) today told the government of British Columbia that BC’s inadequate legal aid … [Read more...]

The Right to Legal Aid: Submission to BC Legal Aid Services Review | Report

The Right to Legal Aid: Recommendations for Reform of British Columbia’s Legal Aid System in accordance with Canada’s International Human Rights Obligations Submission to the Legal Aid Services Review of the Province of British Columbia 22 November 2018 Full pdf document Introduction This … [Read more...]

Ian Mulgrew: Eby’s quick and dirty review of legal aid blowing up in his face | Vancouver Sun, 18 November

Attorney General David Eby Photo Credit: Vancouver Sun Attorney General David Eby is being hoist with his own petard — the fuse lit by UN agencies who for more than a decade complained B.C.’s lack of legal aid services violated binding international human rights law. In a letter sent … [Read more...]

Ian Mulgrew: Legal tax is the elephant in legal aid debate | Vancouver Sun, 9 November

Photo Credit: Vancouver Sun “The continued imposition of the special tax on legal services, which is not applied to any other professional services, is not only being diverted from its intended purpose, but it's actually making access to just even more challenging.... Every time someone hires … [Read more...]

Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in Anglophone Cameroon: How Can Canada Help? | News

Link to Ottawa Event (Oct 30) / Briefing Note The Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights presents: Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in Anglophone Cameroon: How Can Canada Help? Tuesday, October 30, 2018 4 to 6 p.m. Human Rights Research and Education Centre Fauteux Hall, … [Read more...]

Canada: Canada Continues to Ignore Obligation to Investigate Omar Khadr Torture, and to Act to Prevent Future Abuses | Press Release

Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Canada Continues to Ignore Obligation to Investigate Omar Khadr Torture, and to Act to Prevent Future Abuses OTTAWA, October 15, 2018 – The Canadian government continues to neglect its obligations to investigate and bring to justice those complicit in … [Read more...]

Cameroon: Crisis in Cameroon Event | News

Event Agenda / Felix Agbor Nkongho Full Bio / Briefing Note CRISIS IN CAMEROON Join the Law Society of Ontario and Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada on October 25th for a discussion with Barrister Felix Nikongho about the humanitarian crisis resulting from the persecution of the Anglophone … [Read more...]

Saudi Arabia: Three Saudi Arabian Human Rights Advocates Awarded the 2018 Right Livelihood Award | News

Mohammad al-Qahtani (left), Waleed Abu al-Khair, and Abdullah al-Hamid (right) September 2018 On September 24 2018 Waleed Abu al-Khair, Mohammad al-Qahtani, and Abdullah al-Hamid, three internationally respected human rights advocates arbitrarily imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, were awarded the … [Read more...]

Malaysia: Charges Against Eric Paulsen and S Arutchelvan Dropped | News

Eric Paulsen (human rights lawyer) and S Arutchelvan (Parti Sosialis Malaysia leader) Photo Credit: Malay Mail August 2018 Sedition charges against human rights lawyer Eric Paulsen and Parti Sosialis Malaysia leader S Arutchelvan have been dropped after the prosecution indicated they did not … [Read more...]

Turkey: Taner Kilic Released | News

Taner Kilic with his family Photo Credit: Amnesty August 2018 Taner Kilic, the Honorary Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, has been released after spending more than fourteen months in prison. The release pending trial was ordered after a monthly review of his imprisonment by the Istanbul … [Read more...]