Philippines: Increasing cases of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings

Re: Increasing cases of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings To: His Excellency Benigno Simeon Aquino III From: Mable Elmore; Dr. Nora Angeles; Leo Alejandria; Joe Barrett; Fr. Conrado Beloso; Jay Catalan; Gail Davidson; Susan Draper; Jim Edmondson; David B. Fairey; Rev. Expedito … [Read more...]

Cambodia: Fourth draft Law on Associations and NGOs

Re: Fourth draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations To: Prime Minister Hun Sen, et al From: Toby Mendel, Centre for Law and Democracy and Gail Davidson, LRWC Date: 2011-11-17 We are writing on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and the Centre for Law and … [Read more...]

Thailand – Human rights defender and magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk faces lèse majesté charge

Re: Thailand - Human rights defender and magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk faces lèse majesté charge To: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinnawatra From: Front Line Defenders; Protection International; Clean Clothes Campaign; Asian Forum on Human Rights and Development;  International Federation … [Read more...]

Myanmar: Human rights reforms in Myanmar | Letter

Re: Human reforms in Myanmar: release of political prisoners; adherence to international standards for the treatment of prisoners; adherence to principles of independence of judges and lawyers; protection of lawyers and human rights defenders in the exercise of their professional … [Read more...]

Intimidation and Harassment of Lawyer Thanassis Tartis and Panayote Dimitras

Re: Intimidation and Harassment of Lawyer Thanassis Tartis and Panayote Dimitras for their participation in the Hellenic Coast Guard anti-racism trial To: Prime Minister George Papandreou From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: 2011-11-02 LWRC is deeply troubled and aggrieved … [Read more...]

Sri Lanka: 3rd and 4th Periodic Report on the Implementation of the Convention Against Torture

Executive Summary: These submissions are made by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada in aid of the Committee against Torture’s (CAT) examination of the combined 3rd and 4th Periodic Report of Sri Lanka outlining its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading … [Read more...]

Cambodia: Human Rights Report – October 2011

View PDF Cambodia: Human Rights Report - October 2011 by LRWC LRWC monitor and researcher, Catherine Morris(1), visited Cambodia during the month of October to discuss with human rights workers the priority concerns for protection of human rights defenders there. The main concerns are curbs … [Read more...]

Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (Commission) Inequality in funding lawyers for groups appearing before Commission

LRWC.AG.Bond.Missing.Women.Oct.22 … [Read more...]

British Columbia: Missing Women Commission of Inquiry

Full PDF Version Re: Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Inequality in funding lawyers for groups appearing before Commission To: Honourable Shirley Bond, Attorney General From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC; Catherine Morris, BA, LLB, LLM Date: 2011-10-22 Thank you … [Read more...]

Sri Lanka Accountability: Statement to the Human Rights Council 12 September 2011

Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue Accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka – Recommendations of Panel of Experts. see full statement … [Read more...]