HONG KONG CAMPAIGNS
Hong Kong SAR: Arbitrary detention, solitary confinement and ongoing prosecution of barrister Chow Hang-tung | Joint statement
09/03/2026
Full .pdf joint statement Arbitrary detention, solitary confinement and ongoing prosecution of barrister Chow Hang-tung in Hong Kong 9 March 2026 The Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Asian Lawyers Network, China Change, Lawyers for Lawyers, Council of … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Should Immediately Release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan | Joint NGO World Human Rights Day Statement
10/12/2025
Full pdf joint statement 10 December 2025 Joint NGO World Human Rights Day Statement: Hong Kong Should Immediately Release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan We, the undersigned legal and civil society organisations, urgently call upon the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region … [Read more...]
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th Session | Report
31/10/2025
Full pdf report LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th Session 8 September to 8 October 2025 During the 60th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, 8 September to 8 October 2025, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) led the drafting and delivery of eight oral … [Read more...]
China: Systematic arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances of human rights lawyers and defenders | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
19/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 02:08:28 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: General debate Date: 18 September 2025 Speaker: Joseph Doyle Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the … [Read more...]
Hong Kong: Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law | Joint Statement
03/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law Lawyers for Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the … [Read more...]
LRWC Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th Session | Report
13/08/2025
Full pdf report Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th Session 16 June to 11 July 2025 LRWC participated actively in the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th session, 16 June to 11 July2025. LRWC led the drafting of three oral video statements. LRWC also joined other NGOs in four … [Read more...]
China: Ten years since the “709 crackdown” against human rights lawyers | Joint oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
25/06/2025
Full pdf oral statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Date: 25 June 2025 Speaker: Ms. Shengchun Luo Oral Statement to the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from … [Read more...]
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 57th Session, 9 September to 11 October 2024
18/10/2024
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada participated in the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council held from 9 September to 11 October 2024. LRWC gave eight statements, several of which were joined or endorsed by other NGOs. In addition, LRWC joined four statements delivered by other NGOs. Afghanistan, … [Read more...]
Discussion on the UN Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies | Online event 24 January 2022
17/01/2022
Discussion on the UN Guidelines for Lawyers in Support of Peaceful Assemblies 24 January 2022 13:30-15:00 (Zurich) 07:30 - 9:00 am (Eastern -- North America) This event will take place online: Register here. This event is co-organized by the Geneva Human Right Platform, the International Bar … [Read more...]
Hong Kong SAR: Lawyer Chow Hang-Tung sentenced to prison for organizing Tiananmen vigil | Update
18/12/2021
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada deplores the conviction and prison sentence handed down to Hong Kong lawyer Chow Hang-Tung on 13 December 2021 for participating in a peaceful candlelight vigil for victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The vigil was held on 4 June 2020, the anniversary of … [Read more...]
