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HR advocates Harini Sivalingam, Gary Anandasangaree and Basil Fernando
11/01/2011
Re: Defamatory Listing on “WHO’S WHO OF SOME LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] ACTIVISTS, OPPONENTS etc. PAST AND PRESENT” of human rights advocates Harini Sivalingam, Gary Anandasangaree and Basil Fernando. To: Dr. Chandre Dharma-Wardana From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, … [Read more...]
Attack of William Cristancho Duarte in Colombia
24/12/2010
Re: Attack of William Cristancho Duarte in Colombia To: H.E. Juan Manuel Santos et al. From: Alyssa Brierley Date: 2010-12-24 LRWC has been closely monitoring the case of human rights defenders in Colombia since the new President of Colombia commenced his term of office. LWRC is … [Read more...]
Philippines: Release of Health Care Workers: LRWC calls for immediate release of the two infants with their mothers and all the health care workers
14/12/2010
Re: Release of Health Care Workers: LRWC calls for immediate release of the two infants with their mothers and all the health care workers. To: Honourable President Aguino and Secretary De Lima From: Gail Davidson, LRWC Executive Director Date: 2010-12-14 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada … [Read more...]
Statement linking lawyer Jennifer Robinson with her client Julian Assange violates advocacy rights
10/12/2010
Re: Statement linking lawyer Jennifer Robinson with her client Julian Assange violates advocacy rights. To: Secretary of State Clinton and Attorney General Holder From: Gail Davidson Date: 2010-12-10 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human … [Read more...]
Statement linking lawyer Jennifer Robinson with her client Julian Assange violates advocacy rights
10/12/2010
Re: Statement linking lawyer Jennifer Robinson with her client Julian Assange violates advocacy rights. To: Secretary of State Clinton and Attorney General Holder From: Gail Davidson Date: 2010-12-10 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human … [Read more...]
Mexico: Investigation of the shooting death of human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa y Plácido
24/11/2010
Re: Investigation of the shooting death of human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa y Plácido Report of the Procuraduria de Justicia del Destrito Federal To: Lic. Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa & Lic. Miguel Ángel Mancera Espinosa From: Gail Davidson and Leo McGrady Date: … [Read more...]
Honduras: Association for More Just Society (ASJ) Lawyers Face Risks to Life
11/11/2010
Re: Association for More Just Society (ASJ) Lawyers Face Risks to Life To: Sr. Porfirio Lobo Sosa From: Laura Best, LRWC Date: 2010-11-11 Lawyer’s Rights Watch has learned that lawyers working for the Association for More Just Society (ASJ) in Honduras face grave risks to their life … [Read more...]
Sapiyat Magomedova, Human Rights Lawyer
11/11/2010
Re: Sapiyat Magomedova, Human Rights Lawyer To: President Dmitry A. Medvedev From: CHARLES B. DAVISON Date: 2010-11-11 I am writing to you concerning the case of Sapiyat Magomedova. Ms. Magomedova is a human rights lawyer in Dagestan who has been the target and victim of assaults and … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Human Rights Lawyer Mantu Ghosh
11/11/2010
Re: Human Rights Lawyer Mantu Ghosh To: Prime Minister Hasina From: John Cotter Date: 2010-11-11 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada is expressing concern about the safety and treatment within the Bangladesh legal system of a colleague in the fight for human rights: Mr. Mantu Ghosh. We are … [Read more...]
British Columbia: International Obligations to Provide Legal Aid | Report
25/10/2010
Canada: International Obligations to Provide Legal Aid by Gail Davidson, Catherine Morris, Heather Neun To: BC Public Commission on Legal Aid From: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada INTRODUCTION The purpose of this submission is to lay out the basic international human rights law concerning the … [Read more...]
