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Afghanistan: Establish an independent international investigative mechanism | Oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council’s Urgent Debate on rights of women and girls in Afghanistan
01/07/2022
Full .pdf statement See the full urgent debate on UN WebTV: Part 1, including statements of the UNHCHR, the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, and Ms. Fawzia Koofi, First Woman Vice President of the Afghan Parliament and human rights activist Part 2 (NGO statements) See the text of all … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Take urgent measures to halt the military junta’s atrocity crimes | Joint oral video statement to UN Human Rights Council
29/06/2022
See the full debate on UN WebTV. LRWC and IBAHRI joint statement at 02:26:49 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Date: 29 June 2022 Speaker: Renée Mulligan Oral Statement … [Read more...]
Belarus: Dozens of Belarusian lawyers persecuted since the 2020 elections | Joint oral video statement to UN Human Rights Council
29/06/2022
Full pdf joint statement | | See the joint oral video statement on UN Web TV at 01:04:33 United Nations Human Rights Council, 50th Session Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus28 June 2022 Joint Oral Statement The … [Read more...]
United Nations: Appointment of next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights | Joint open letter
22/06/2022
Full .pdf letter 21 June 2022 Mr António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations Headquarters, New York Open letter Dear Secretary-General, Appointment of next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The post of High Commissioner for Human Rights is … [Read more...]
China, Iran and Türkiye: Systematic pattern of arbitrary detention of lawyers | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
21/06/2022
Full .pdf statement See the full debate on UN WebTV. The statement of LRWC is at 1:43:55 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Date: 20 June 2022 Speaker: Brian … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Grave risks for jurists, particularly women, and threats to Afghanistan’s independent legal profession | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
16/06/2022
Full .pdf statement. Watch the video statement on UN Web TV at 01:05:36, aired 16 June 2022. Watch the first part of the debate, held 15 June 2022. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 2, Interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the … [Read more...]
Russia: Unlawful suppression of dissent in Russia is a root cause of aggression and atrocity crimes in Ukraine | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
15/06/2022
Full pdf joint oral video statement | See the video on UN WebTV at 49:46 Also see the written statement to the UN Human Rights Council submitted by LRWC, IBAHRI, and ISHR, with OVD-Info. The statements call for the creation of a Special Rapporteur to document and address the human rights … [Read more...]
Sudan: Continued repression of human rights defenders and impunity for past violations | Statement to the Human Rights Council
15/06/2022
Full .pdf statement | See the oral video statement on UN Web TV at 1:28:51 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 2: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s Report on the Sudan Date: 15 June 2022 Speaker: Temisan Boyo Oral Statement to the 50th Session … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Civilians including lawyers brought before military tribunals in violation of international law | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
14/06/2022
Full .pdf joint statement of IBAHRI joined by LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Law Council of Australia See the video on UN Web TV (at 2:43:45) Oral Statement (Check against delivery) Mr. President, The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Law Council … [Read more...]
Iran: Systematic and widespread arbitrary detention of lawyers and other human rights defenders| Joint written statement to the UN Human Rights Council
14/06/2022
Full .pdf written statement See written statement on UN website Joint written statement submitted by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, International Bar Association, Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status Iran: Systematic and … [Read more...]
