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Türkiye: Attacks on the Legal Profession Unacceptable | Joint Statement
14/04/2025
Turkey: Attacks on the Legal Profession Unacceptable International legal and human rights community condemns moves to undermine the independence of lawyers and the rule of law The escalating attacks by Turkish authorities on the Istanbul Bar Association, its leadership, and members of the legal … [Read more...]
United States: Alarming deterioration of the rule of law includes threats against jurists | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
20/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General debate Date: 20 March 2025 Speaker: Joseph Doyle Oral Statement to the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the Law Society of England and Wales, … [Read more...]
Belarus: Repression of civil society and reprisals against lawyers | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
19/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Group of Independent Experts on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus 19 March 2025 Joint Oral Statement The International Bar Association, the Belarusian … [Read more...]
United States: Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government | Joint statement
18/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government Joint Statement, 18 March 2025 The undersigned organisations are dismayed by the recent actions by the US government targeting legal professionals at both the international and domestic levels, which … [Read more...]
Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
17/03/2025
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomes the arrest of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on 11 March 2025. He is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity during his time as president from 2016 to 2022 and while mayor … [Read more...]
Ensure effective, timely measures to uphold the rule of law | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
04/03/2025
Full pdf statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: General debate Date: 3 March 2025 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) NGO in special consultative status Mr. … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Accountability for atrocity crimes | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
28/02/2025
Full pdf joint statement 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update on Myanmar Joint Oral Statement 28 February 2025 The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Law Council of … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Urgent Call for Accountability for Human Rights Violations | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
28/02/2025
Full pdf statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Date: 28 February 2025 Speaker:Rahima Toufan Oral Statement to the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from … [Read more...]
China: Detention and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint Statement
27/02/2025
Full .pdf joint statement Joint Statement: Detention and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei The Law Society of England and Wales, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, Asian Lawyers Network, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, The Rights Practice, Lawyers for … [Read more...]
International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24th January 2025 | 15th Edition – BELARUS
22/01/2025
Full pdf report | Full pdf Executive Summary Report of the Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24th January 2025 15th Edition – BELARUS Executive Summary [See the full report .pdf] Since 2010, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has been observed … [Read more...]
