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Thailand: Joint Oral Statement to 30th Session of the UN HRC: Abuse of laws and military courts to silence civil society
01/10/2015
Full text View the Oral Statement below at 1:39:45 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the Asian Legal Resource Centre Item: Items 2 and 10 – General Debate Date: 30 September 2015 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Joint Oral Statement to the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Colombia at the Crossroads: The Struggle for Peace and Justice in Colombia | Event
30/09/2015
Colombia at the Crossroads: The Struggle for Peace and Justice in Colombia with Justice Brent Knazan and Heather Neun. Friday 30 October 2015, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Room 1700 Simon Fraser Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St. Vancouver Admission is free. Seating is limited. Approved … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Statement to UN HRC Applauding Recommendation to Establish a Special Court to Prosecute Crimes against Humanity in Sri Lanka | Oral Statement
30/09/2015
Full PDF Version LRWC applauds the recommendation to establish a special court to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sri Lanka during the 26-year civil war and calls on the Human Rights Council to pass a resolution in the terms recommended. The presentation of … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Oral Statement to the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights Council : Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia | Oral Statement
29/09/2015
Full text .pdf Check Against Delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10 - Cambodia Date: 29 September 2015 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Oral Statement to the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a … [Read more...]
Canada: Canada’s Failure to Reduce Emissions: Unlawful or Above the Law? | Report
28/09/2015
Full PDF Version Canada’s Failure to Reduce Emissions: Unlawful or Above the Law? Gail Davidson and Rohan Shah Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada No matter how you look at it, Canada is a climate change laggard. Carbon dioxide emissions—the largest contributor to global warming—are now 18% … [Read more...]
Brazil: Assassination of Mr. Raimundo dos Santos Rodrigues | Letter
25/09/2015
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Portuguese) On 25 August Sr. Raimundo dos Santos Rodrigues an opponent of illegal logging in the Biological Reserve of Gurupi in Brazil was assassinated. LRWC wrote to request that Brazil take immediate action to ensure an effective investigation of … [Read more...]
Brazil: Killing of Mr. Semião Fernandes Vilhalva | Letter
25/09/2015
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Portuguese) On 29 August 2015 Sr.Semião Fernandes Vilhalva, one of the leaders of the Guarani-Kaiowá indigenous people was murdered in reprisal for his lands rights activism. LRWC’s letter (in Portuguese and English) calls on Brazilian authorities to … [Read more...]
China: NGOs Ask Council to Address China’s Campaign of Unlawful Reprisals Against Human Rights Advocates | Oral Statement
22/09/2015
Full PDF Version A joint oral statement by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Asian Legal Resource Centre asked Council to address China’s campaign of unlawful reprisals against lawyers and other human rights advocates and to request the High Commissioner for Human Rights to … [Read more...]
Thailand: LRWC Submission to the Universal Periodic Review, 25th Session, April – May 2016
21/09/2015
PDF report (pdf) Lawyer's Rights Watch submission to the UN Human Rights Council for Thailand's Universal Periodic Revies in April-May 2016 discusses Thailand’s failure to comply with its international human rights obligations to guarantee: fair trial rights in accordance with the … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: NGOs Call on the UN Human Rights Council to Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Saudi Arabia | Joint Oral Statement
21/09/2015
Full PDF Version A joint oral statement by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, Lawyers for Lawyers and FIDH/OMCT called on Council to condemn gross, widespread and systemic human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia against human rights defenders. The statement was presented to the UN Human Rights Council … [Read more...]
