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UN Human Rights Council: Cambodia: Fulfil treaty promises with action to uphold rights of dissidents and defenders
29/03/2022
Full .pdf statement See the debate at UN WebTV (part 1). Debate, Part 2. LRWC statement at 42:13 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Date: 29 March 2021 Speaker: … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: States, including Thailand, must implement Universal Periodic Review commitments | Oral Statement
24/03/2022
Full pdf statement See UN video: LRWC statement at 3:11:02 Also see the joint statement of Lawyers for Lawyers joined by LRWC, delivered 24 March 2022 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 6: General Debate Date: 24 March 2021 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: Safeguard lawyers in Thailand from harassment and interference | Joint Statement
24/03/2022
Full pdf joint statement Also see LRWC's separate statement to the UN Human Rights Council. Organization: Lawyers for Lawyers Item: Item 6 – UPR Outcome Thailand Date: 23/24 March 2022 Speaker: Ms. Julia Smakman Oral Statement to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: Russian Federation: Flagrant violations of international law | Joint oral statement
22/03/2022
Full .pdf joint statement UN TV video at 6:38:43 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: General Debate Date: 21 March 2022 Speaker: Brian Samuels Oral Statement to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the Law Society of … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: Halt the atrocities against Myanmar people, including human rights defenders | Oral Statement
21/03/2022
Full pdf statement See the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur. See LRWC's statement at 1:20:44 Also see a joint statement of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (joined by LRWC) UPDATE: Resolution extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the … [Read more...]
Iran: Human rights groups sound alarm against draconian Internet Bill | Joint Statement
18/03/2022
On 17 March 2022, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined more than 50 other organizations, including ARTICLE 19, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Access Now, in a joint statement calling on authorities in Iran to to rescind the "User Protection Bill." See the full statement below … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: Judicial harassment of human rights lawyers Nasrin Sotoudeh and Amirsalar Davoudi | Joint Statement with IBAHRI
17/03/2022
See the pdf statement (joined by LRWC) See the video statement at 1:15:06. United Nations Human Rights Council - 49th Session Oral Statement by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: Harassment of lawyers in Belarus | Joint statement
17/03/2022
Full pdf joint statement See the full interactive dialogue debate on video. UPDATE: See the resolution of the Human Rights Council adopted by vote on 1 April 2022 extending the OHCHR examination for a further year United Nations Human Rights Council, 49th Session Item 4: … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: Iran: Arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of human rights lawyers and defenders | Joint oral statement
16/03/2022
Full .pdf statement See video. LRWC statement at 01:42:14 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3: General Debate Date: 16 March 2022 Speaker: Paria Saremi Oral Statement to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Raif Badawi released | Update
15/03/2022
Raif Badawi released after 10 years of arbitrary detention but he remains subject to 10-year travel ban Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomes the 11 March 2022 release of blogger and human rights defender Mr. Raif Badawi, now 38, after serving a ten-year prison sentence. He was also sentenced to … [Read more...]
