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Canada: Oral Statement to the 22nd Session of the UNHRC on Omar Khadr | Statements
13/03/2013
PDF version Organization: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3 General Debate Speaker: Vani Selvarajah Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 Re: Omar Khadr - Special Rapporteur on Torture, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Mr. President; Lawyers Rights Watch Canada notes with approval … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Threat to arrest individuals attending the 22nd Session of the Human Rights Council | Letter
13/03/2013
To: President Remigiusz Henczel, UN Human Rights Council From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Re: Threat to arrest individuals attending the 22nd Session of the Human Rights Council Date: March 10, 2013 PDF version As you may know, there is a resolution critical of Sri … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Deteriorating Human Rights in Sri Lanka | Video
06/03/2013
Oral Intervention by Vanitha Selvarajah at the UN Human Rights Council On March 4, 2013, Vanitha Selvarajah gave an oral intervention on behalf of LRWC at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka. In her address, Ms. Selvarajah notes the … [Read more...]
Mexico: Submissions to the Universal Periodic Review of Mexico | Reports
06/03/2013
PDF of Submissions to the UPR of Mexico LAWYERS FOR LAWYERS (L4L), THE LAW SOCIETY OF ENGLAND AND WALES, LAWYERS’ RIGHTS WATCH CANADA JOINT UPR SUBMISSION – MEXICO, MARCH 2013 1. Signatory organisations are submitting this report on the state of human rights in Mexico with recommendations to … [Read more...]
China: Submissions to the Universal Periodic Review of China | Reports
06/03/2013
PDF of LRWC's submissions to the UPR of China LAWYERS FOR LAWYERS (L4L) AND LAWYERS’ RIGHTS WATCH CANADA (LRWC) JOINT UPR SUBMISSION – PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, MARCH 2013 1. Lawyers for Lawyers (hereinafter ‘L4L’) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (‘LRWC’) submit this report on the state of … [Read more...]
Canada: Robert Morales: Debunking the Doctrine of Discovery | Video
18/02/2013
Robert Morales: Debunking the Doctrine of Discovery: Colonial Excuse for the Seizure of Land and the Oppression of Peoples Medieval European law allowed a monarch to claim any land discovered by one of his subjects if it was occupied by non-Christians. In the 16th century, war against Native … [Read more...]
First Nations’ Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice – May 9, 2013
08/02/2013
Savage Anxieties - The Invention of Western Civilization Indigenous Rights and the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group case Thursday May 9, 2013, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Alice MacKay room of the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St. Savage Anxieties Powerpoint Presentation | Podcast Download … [Read more...]
Canada: The Campaign to Erode Aboriginal and Treaty Rights | Joint open letter
31/01/2013
Re: The Campaign to Erode Aboriginal and Treaty Rights To: Open Letter From: Endorsed by LRWC and numerous other experts and organizations Date: January 29, 2013 Please click here to view the PDF version. For almost 15 years, the federal Department of Justice has conducted a campaign to … [Read more...]
Turkey: Mass Arrest of 15 Lawyers | Letter
29/01/2013
Mass Arrest of 15 Lawyers in Turkey Please click the following link to read LRWC and L4L's letter regarding the recent mass arrest of 15 lawyers in Turkey: Letter re: Mass Arrest.of Lawyers in Turkey (01.28.13) … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Mr. Le Quoc Quan | Joint letter
16/01/2013
Re: Mr. Le Quoc Quan To: H.E. Mr. Ha Hung Cuong, Minister of Justice From: Adrie van de Streek, Executive Director, Lawyers for Lawyers; Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: January 15, 2013 To view a PDF version, click here. The Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (‘Stichting … [Read more...]
