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Philippines: Protect Cristina “Tinay” Palabay from Intimidation and Threats | Letter
20/08/2017
Full PDF Version Friday, August 18, 2017 H.E. Rodrigo Duterte President of the Republic, Malacañang Palace, JP Laurel St., San Miguel, Manila Philippines Fax: (+632) 742-1641 / 929-3968 E-mail: op@president.gov.ph The Honorable Vitaliano N. Aguirre II Secretary of Justice Padre … [Read more...]
Colombia: Amicus Brief on Compliance of Special Jurisdiction for Peace Act with International Law
11/08/2017
Full PDF Version (Spanish) A joint amicus brief was filed on 26 July 2017 in the Constitutional Court of Colombia by Lawyers Without Borders Canada with the support of LRWC, Global Rights Compliance and the Laval University Clinic of International and Humanitarian Law. The Amicus Brief examines the … [Read more...]
Colombia: Conduct Full and Impartial Investigation into Treatment and Unlawful Detention of Three Human Rights Defenders | Joint Letter
08/08/2017
Full PDF Version (Spanish) LRWC was deeply concerned to learn from the Equipo Juridico Pueblos (EJP) that on 1 July, whilst protesting peacefully, three human rights defenders were subjected to violence by law enforcement officials during their arrest for allegedly blocking a road and for alleged … [Read more...]
Colombia: Support for Precautionary Measures for Equipo Jurídico Pueblos | Joint Letter
07/08/2017
Full PDF Version On 12 July 2017, the Equipo Jurídico Pueblos (EJP) applied to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for Group Precautionary Measures. The application asks that the IACHR order the Columbian Government to issue effective measures to protect the life and physical … [Read more...]
Zimbabwe: Ensure Transparency and Independence of Judiciary | Joint Letter
04/08/2017
Full PDF Version Judges of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe August 3, 2017 The Honorable Robert Gabriel Mugabe The President of the Democratic Republic of Zimbabwe Munhumutapa Building Harare Re: Concerns over Constitution Amendment Bill (No.1) and judicial independence in … [Read more...]
Canada: Condemn Acts of Reprisal and Intimidation against Michael Lynk, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 | Letter
03/08/2017
Full PDF Version 3 August 2017 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 chrystia.freeland@parl.gc.ca chrystia.freeland@international.gc.ca Dear Minister, Re: Reprisals and Intimidation against Michael Lynk, UN … [Read more...]
Syria: Rights groups condemn execution of human rights defender and software engineer Bassel Khartabil | Joint Letter
02/08/2017
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (French/Français) Full PDF Version (Arabic/العربية) Families for Freedom, the Free Bassel campaign, and The Syria Campaign are calling on people around the world to visit the website www.theycantstopus.org/en to share Bassel’s defiant “They can’t … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Immediately Reverse Conviction and Release Trần Thị Nga | Letter
28/07/2017
Full PDF Version Thursday, July 27, 2017 TO: H.E. Mr. Nguyễn Phú Trọng General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam H.E. Mr. Trần Đại Quang President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam H.E. Mr. Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Prime Minister of the … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Guarantee Freedoms of Movement, Peaceful Assembly, and Association of Adilur Rahman Khan and other Human Rights Defenders | Letter
21/07/2017
Full PDF Version H. E. Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: pm@pmo.gov.bd Professor Dr. Gowher Rizvi, Adviser to the Prime Minister (International Affairs), Bangladesh. Fax: +880 2 9111312 Email: advinternational@pmo.gov.bd Md. Shahriar Alam, … [Read more...]
Turkey: Immediately and Unconditionally Release Idil Eser and 9 Other Human Rights Defenders | Letter
17/07/2017
Full PDF Version LRWC calls on Turkey to immediately release Idil Eser, Director of Amnesty International Turkey and nine other human rights defenders arrested and detained on 5 July 2017 ostensibly for investigation of alleged membership in “an armed organization with the purpose of committing … [Read more...]
