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Bangladesh: Follow-Up Letter Regarding the Arbitrary Arrest and Ongoing Detention of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan | Letter
10/10/2013
Full PDF Version 10th October 2013 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry of … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Follow-Up Letter to the International Association of Prosecutors Regarding Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain | Letter
08/10/2013
Full PDF Version 2 October 2013 Mr Derek Kuipers Secretary General, International Association of Prosecutors, Hartogstraat 13, 2514 EP The Hague, Netherlands. Re: Dr Ali bin Fadhel Al – Buainain, Executive Committee member of the International Association of Prosecutors … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Killing & Attacks on Demonstrators; Violations of rights to freedoms of assembly and expression | Letter
26/09/2013
Full pdf version H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh, Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (C/o Council of Ministers); email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh; cppparty@gmail.com H.E. Sar Kheng Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council 24th Session
26/09/2013
Full pdf version Date: September 26, 2013 Check Against Delivery Agenda Item 2 & 10 General Debate Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Thank you Mr. President, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada wishes to thank Madam High Commissioner Pillay for her oral report on her recent visit to Sri … [Read more...]
Bahrain: LRWC Seeks Information on Investigation of the Complaint of Toby Cadman Regarding Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain | Letter
20/09/2013
Full PDF Version Friday, September 20, 2013 Wendy M. Stephen, Q.C. Crown Counsel The Law Courts 651 Carnarvon Street New Westminster, B.C. Canada V3M 1C9 Fax: 1 604 660 8749 Brian J. Saunders Director of Public Prosecutions, Public Prosecution Service of Canada 2359 – 284 … [Read more...]
Independent civil society organizations and democracy: Thailand, Cambodia | Oral Statement at the UN Human Rights Council
16/09/2013
See full statement .pdf Date: 16 September, 2013 HRC section: Agenda Item 3 General Debate Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 24th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, and Prosecution of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan | Letter
10/09/2013
Full PDF Version 10 September 2013 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry of Home … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Human Rights Defender Sunila Abeyasekara | Oral Statement to the Human Rights Council
09/09/2013
Full Statement pdf Date: 9 September 2013 Item 2: General Debate Speaker: Gary Anandasangaree Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, Your Excellencies You are all too familiar with the work of Sunila Abeyasekara. The name is synonymous with human rights in Sri Lanka – a mission that … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Land Rights Defender Yorm Bopha in Jail One Year
04/09/2013
Cambodian land rights activist, Yorm Bopha was arrested on fabricated charges on 4 September 2012, one year ago. LRWC has been involved in international advocacy on her behalf. On 12 August 2013, LRWC filed a petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) requesting a … [Read more...]
Canadian Jurisprudence Regarding the Right to Legal Aid | Report
02/09/2013
Full PDF Version Canadian Jurisprudence Regarding the Right to Legal Aid Prepared by Erika Heinrich, B.Com., J.D. Introduction: 1. In recent years, the decline of legal aid funding in Canada[1] has renewed interest in access to justice and whether there is a constitutional right to … [Read more...]
