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Canada: Statement to the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises | Statement
05/06/2017
Full PDF Version Organization: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada Speakers: Part 1: Gail Davidson Part 2: Catherine Morris Date: Monday 29 May 2017 Re: Visit to Canada of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational … [Read more...]
South Sudan: Immediately Release Disappeared Lawyer Dong Samuel Luak and Aggrey Idri | Letter
01/06/2017
Full PDF Version June 1, 2017 President of the Republic of South Sudan Silva Kiir Mayardit c/o Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations 336 East 45th Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10017, USA Minister for National Security in the Office of the … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Ensure Legal Representation for Kulbushan Jadhav and Guarantee Right to Legal Counsel | Joint Letter
29/05/2017
Full PDF Version On 14 April 2017, the Lahore High Court Bar Association (the “LHCBA”) stated that it will take action against any lawyer who extends their services to Kulbhushan Jadhav, an alleged Indian spy who was sentenced to death in early April 2017 by a Pakistani military court. The … [Read more...]
Canada’s Forgotten Child Hostages | Op-ed by Catherine Morris
16/05/2017
Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman were travelling in Central Asia when they were captured in Afghanistan in 2012. This family is no less entitled to protection against human rights violations than diplomats, aid workers or journalists. Full PDF Version Canada’s forgotten child hostages … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Report on Viet Nam’s failure to implement 2014 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Recommendations | Joint Report
12/05/2017
Full PDF Version Report on Viet Nam's failure to implement 2014 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations. Viet Nam accepted recommendations to ensure: access to legal counsel; freedom of expression rights; and, a favourable working environment of human rights defenders and lawyers. The … [Read more...]
Burma: Statement of Paul Copeland at “Horror and Hate” Presentation on the Persecution of the Rohingya in Burma | Statement
05/05/2017
Full PDF Version The following statement was delivered by Paul Copeland at the 5 May 2017 event, Horror and Hate: Presentations and a photo exhibit about the persecution of the Rohingya in Burma. Treatment of the Rohingya in Myanmar I have been asked to prepare a statement on behalf of … [Read more...]
Maldives: Investigate and Remedy Murder of Yameen Rasheed, and Implement Protections for Human Rights Defenders | Letter
02/05/2017
Full PDF Version Yameen Rasheed, human rights activist and outspoken critic of the Maldives government was brutally murdered on 23 April. Mr. Rasheed was the third media figure to be targeted in recent years. Prior to his murder, Mr. Rasheed had been campaigning for investigation of the 2014 … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Take Measures to Protect Members of Religious Minorities From Harm and Prevent and Punish Attacks | Letter
01/05/2017
Full PDF Version Lawyer and community leader Saleem Latif, was murdered on 30 March 2017. His attacker has admitted to killing Saleem Latif for adhering to the beliefs of the Ahmadi religion. Prior to the murder, the Government of Pakistan apparently took no action to quell, prevent or punish … [Read more...]
Burma: Presentation and photo exhibit about the persecution of the Rohingya in Burma | Event, Friday May 5 in Mississaugua, Ontario
27/04/2017
Horror and Hate: Presentations and a photo exhibit about the persecution of the Rohingya in Burma When: Friday, May 5, 2017 (Program: 7 pm-9 pm | Photo Exhibit 6 pm-9 pm) Where: Noel Ryan Auditorium, Mississauga Central Library, 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga. This free event … [Read more...]
Egypt: Remedy Unlawful Arrest, Detention, and Conviction of Lawyer Mohamed Ramadan | Letter
21/04/2017
Full PDF Version Thursday, April 20, 2017 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Egypt Abdeen Palace El-Gomhoreya Square Rahbet Abdin, Abdeen Cairo, Egypt Mohamed Hossam Abdel-Rahim Minister of Justice Lazoghly Square, Ministry of Justice Cairo, Egypt Email: … [Read more...]
