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Syria: No Word on Activist’s Whereabouts | Report
04/11/2015
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Arabic) Syria: No Word on Activist’s Whereabouts Bassel Khartabil Transferred to Undisclosed Location on October 3 (Beirut, November 4, 2015) – Syria’s authorities have yet to disclose the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software … [Read more...]
Canada: Canada’s Failure to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Report
31/10/2015
Full PDF Version CANADA’S FAILURE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS by Gail Davidson and Rohan Shah Introduction Climate change scientific literature accepts that human activity, principally deforestation and the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels, has … [Read more...]
Colombia: Colombia Caravana 2014 – Judges at Risk – Report of the Judge Delegates of the Colombia Caravana | Report
28/10/2015
Full PDF Version The IV International Caravana Delegation of Lawyers to Colombia visited Colombia from August 23 to August 31, 2014. About 70 members from 12 countries, including five judges, visited seven regions: Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín, Pasto and Santa Marta. The … [Read more...]
Turkey: Arrest and Investigation of Human Rights Lawyer Tahir Elçi | Letter
22/10/2015
Full PDF Version October 21, 2015 OPEN LETTER Mr. Kenan İpek, Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice Adalet Bakanligi 06659 ANKARA, Turkey Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Cad. No:8 Balgat 06100 ANKARA, Turkey Your Excellencies, Re: Arrest … [Read more...]
Israel: Arbitrary Detention of Mohammed Allan | Letter
21/10/2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan Kiryat Hamemshala PO Box 18182 Jerusalem 91181, Israel Fax: 011 972 2 584 7872 Email: gerdan@knesset.gov.il Director General, Ministry of Health Moshe Bar Siman Tov 2 Ben-Tabai St. P.O.B. 1176 Jerusalem 91010, … [Read more...]
China: International Law Requires the Immediate Release of Bao Zhuoxuan | Letter
21/10/2015
Full PDF Version Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Xi Jinping General Secretary, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie Xichengqu Beijingshi 100017 People's Republic of China Guo Shengkun Minister of Public Security No.14, … [Read more...]
Syria: NGOs Call for Release of Bassel Khartabil | Press Release
07/10/2015
Full PDF Version Thirty-one NGOs issued a Press Release calling for the release of Bassel Khartabil. imprisoned since December 2012 and charged with 'spying for a foreign state'. A software engineer, Bassel was imprisoned for working to increase online access and provide research and education … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Renewed Calls for al-Singace Release as Protest Hits 200 Days | Letter
06/10/2015
Full PDF Version Renewed Calls for al-Singace Release as Protest Hits 200 Days 7 October 2015 – Today marks the 200th day of Bahraini prisoner of conscience Dr Abduljalil al- Singace’s protest. Since 21 March, Dr al-Singace has boycotted all solid food in protest of the … [Read more...]
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...]
