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Mexico: Corruption, Impunity, Silence: The War on Mexico’s Journalists
30/06/2011
Corruption, Impunity, Silence: The War on Mexico’s Journalists by Cara Gibbons (LRWC Mexico monitor) and Beth Spratt, on behalf of PEN Canada and the International Human Rights Program at the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, 3 June 2011. Full report. SUMMARY: Corruption Impunity … [Read more...]
Syria: Human rights lawyer, Sabri Mirza | Letter
22/06/2011
Re: Human rights lawyer, Sabri Mirza To: President Bashar al-Assad From: Vicheka Lay, Member, LRWC; Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: 2011-06-22 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is gravely concerned about the personal safety of human rights lawyer Sabri Mirza, Kurdish who … [Read more...]
Mexico: Re-Opening of Tlachinollan Ayutla Office in Ayutla de los Libres
15/06/2011
Re: Re-Opening of Tlachinollan Ayutla Office in Ayutla de los Libres To: José Francisco Blake Mora, Secretary of Interior From: Cara Gibbons, Director, LRWC Date: 2011-06-15 On behalf of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), we write to inquire into the status of Mexico’s compliance with … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council: Attacks on Journalists in Pakistan and Bangladesh
15/06/2011
PDF: Pakistan: Attacks on Journalists in Pakistan and Banagladesh by Asian Legal Resource Centre and LRWC HRC section: Item 4: General Debate Speaker: Ms. Catherine Morris An Oral Statement to the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a … [Read more...]
Colombia: Amenazas de muerte en contra del abogado Julio Cesar Rosero
14/06/2011
Re: Amenazas de muerte en contra del abogado Julio Cesar Rosero To: Presidente Juan Manuel Santos; Rodrigo Rivera Salazar, Ministerio de Defensa From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC; Pascal Paradis, Director General, LWBC Date: 2011-06-14 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC)1 y … [Read more...]
Colombia: Death Threat to Lawyer Julio Cesar Rosero
12/06/2011
Re: Death Threat to Lawyer Julio Cesar Rosero To: President Juan Manuel Santos; Rodrigo Rivera Salazar, Minister of Defense From: Vicheka Lay Date: 2011-06-12 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is concerned for the personal and professional safety of lawyer Julio Cesar Rosero. On June 2 … [Read more...]
Canada: Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group (on the merits) | Petition
03/06/2011
IACHR: LRWC on the Merits of the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group Case No. 12.734 by Heather Neun, Grace Woo, Gail Davidson LRWC amicus brief to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights in the Hul'qumi'num case … [Read more...]
Spain: Judge Baltasar Garzón: On Combating Impunity | Podcast
03/06/2011
This is a recording of a talk by Judge Baltasar Garzón delivered on June 3rd 2011 in Geneva as part of an event on “Combating Impunity: The role of judges and lawyers.” As a judge of Spain’s Audiencia Nacional – —Judge Garzón has approved investigations and prosecutions of many controversial … [Read more...]
Re: New Draft Law on Associations and NGOs
31/05/2011
Re: New Draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations To: H.E. Samdech Hun Sen From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: 2011-05-31 I am writing on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule … [Read more...]
Brazil: Mr. José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Mrs. Maria do Espírito Santo da Silva | Letter
31/05/2011
Re: Assassination of Mr. José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Mrs. Maria do Espírito Santo da Silva. To: President Dilma Vana Rousseff From: Vicheka Lay, LRWC Member Date: 2011-05-31 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is deeply concerned to learn that on May 24, 2011, Mr. José Cláudio … [Read more...]
