Intimidation and Killing of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia

Re: Intimidation and Killing of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia To: H.E. Juan Manuel Santos, H.E. Germán Vargas Lleras, and H.E. Angelino Garzón From: Alyssa Brierley Date: 2010-10-01 LRWC has been closely monitoring the case of human rights defenders in Colombia since the new … [Read more...]

Demand for the Release of Human Rights Lawyer; Nasrin Sotoudeh

Re: Demand for the Release of Human Rights Lawyer; Nasrin Sotoudeh To: Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei and Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani From: Hugh Gwillim Date: 2010-09-10 Lawyers’ Rights Watch of Canada (LRWC) demands the immediate and … [Read more...]

Outlawing Judicial Independence: The Prosecution of Judge Baltasar Garzón in Spain | Report

Outlawing Judicial Independence: The Prosecution of Judge Baltasar Garzón in Spain by Gail Davidson … [Read more...]

The Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Mexico | Joint Written Statement to the 15th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

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Mexico: Recalling the Rule of Law: Report of the Lawyers’ Delegation to Mexico

Mexico: Recalling the Rule of Law. Report of the Lawyers’ Delegation to Mexico by Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and others … [Read more...]

LRWC calls for release of human rights lawyer Haithem Maleh in Syria

Re: LRWC calls for release of human rights lawyer Haithem Maleh in Syria To: His Excellency President Bashar al-Assad, His Excellency General Basam Abd Al-Majid, His Excellency Muhammad al-Ghafari From: John Cotter Date: 2010-07-13 LRWC calls for release of human rights lawyer … [Read more...]

Mexico: Raúl Hernández, preso de conciencia y defensor de los de los derechos humanos de los pueblos indígenas

RE: Raúl Hernández, preso de conciencia y defensor de los de los derechos humanos de los pueblos indígenas To: Lic. Fernando Francisco Gómez Mont Urueta, Lic. Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo, Lic. David Augusto Sotelo Rosas From: Lic. Cara E.I. Gibbons Date: 2010-07-06 Dear Minister Gómez … [Read more...]

Rwanda: Arrest and detention of Professor Peter Erlinder | Report

Full PDF Version / Full Word Version THE ILLEGAL ARREST AND DETENTION OF PROFESSOR PETER ERLINDER Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Gail Davidson, John Cotter, and Brian Cheng Overview On 28 May 2010, Professor C. Peter Erlinder was arrested in Rwanda for engaging in legitimate criminal … [Read more...]

Mexico: In the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Case No. 12.579 Valentina Rosendo Cantú et. al. v. The United States of Mexico

Full PDF: Mexico: In the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Case No. 12.579 Valentina Rosendo Cantú et. al. v. The United States of Mexico … [Read more...]

Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Rosendo v. Mexico

Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Rosendo et al v. Mexico, LRWC amicus curiae brief by Cara Gibbons and Alyssa Brierley … [Read more...]