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Defending Justice: A call to reject the United States’ Campaign Against the ICC | CICC Statement
17/07/2026
See the statement on the CICC website. LRWC is a member of the CICC. 17 JULY 2026 Author: Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) condemns in the strongest term possible the US administration’s newest … [Read more...]
LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court | Report of Activities May-June 2026
10/07/2026
Full .pdf report LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court 8 July 2026 In May and June 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures, and the UN Human Rights Council’s 62st regular session. The … [Read more...]
Why Canadians Need the Luxembourg Convention on Protection of the Legal Profession | Article
07/07/2026
By Catherine Morris First published in Slaw.ca: Canada’s online legal magazine, 28 May 2026. Republished by permission. Several Canadian governments have been using politicised rhetoric against “self-interested” lawyers and “biased” courts to garner popular support for increased control of the … [Read more...]
Iran: Escalating attacks on lawyers defending human rights | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
26/06/2026
Full .pdf joint statement | Watch video on UN WebTV at 02:27:30 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers Date: 25 June 2026 Speaker: Paria Saremi Oral Statement to the 62nd Session of the UN Human … [Read more...]
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...]
Attacks against the International Criminal Court: Who cares about victims of atrocity crimes? | Article
01/05/2026
By Catherine Morris First published in Slaw.ca: Canada’s online legal magazine, 28 January 2026. Republished by permission. When the distinguished Canadian jurist, Kimberly Prost, began her term as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2017, she could not have imagined what … [Read more...]
LRWC and the United Nations | Report of Activities January through April 2026
01/05/2026
Full pdf report LRWC and the United Nations January to April 2026 From January to April 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Committee, UN ECOSOC (Committee on NGOs), UN Human Rights Council Special Procedures, and the UN Human … [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...]
