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Thailand: US Secretary of State urged to maintain Thailand on Tier 3 of the Trafficking in Persons Report | Joint Letter
01/05/2015
Full pdf letter May 1, 2015 The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Re: Thailand’s designation in the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report Dear Secretary Kerry: As the U.S. State Department makes its final … [Read more...]
Syria: Human Rights Organizations Mark Birthday of Razan Zaitouneh with Renewed Call for Release of ‘Duma Four’ | Letter
28/04/2015
Full PDF Version 71 organizations joined to call for the release of lawyer Razan Zaitouneh and human rights defenders Samira Khalil, Nazem Hamadi and Wa’el Hamada (the Duma Four) who were disappeared on 9 December 2013. The joint statement was released in English and Arabic on the … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest, Detention and Prosecution of Human Rights Defender Adil Bakheit | Letter
28/04/2015
Mr. Adil Bakheit, member of the Board of Trustees of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor, was arrested 16 April 2015 for interrogation about his communications with TRACKS and subsequently charged. LRWC sent a letter calling for his release and withdrawal of all charges on 6 May 2015. Bakheit was … [Read more...]
Canada: Bill C-51 perverts the rule of law
25/04/2015
by Catherine Morris Law Times (print edition) and Georgia Straight (online), 27 April 2015 One of the worst things about Bill C-51 is that it threatens the rule of law and undermines the integrity and independence of Canadian courts. Bill C51 would allow CSIS and the Minister of Public … [Read more...]
Press Release: Seven Human Rights Organisations Refer the Case of Lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
15/04/2015
Full PDF Version Joint Press Release SAUDI ARABIA: Seven human rights organisations refer the case of lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Paris-Geneva-Vancouver-Toronto-New York-Amsterdam-London, April 15, 2015. On the first anniversary of the … [Read more...]
Petition for Relief: In the matter of Waleed Abulkhair v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
15/04/2015
Petition for Relief | Appendix Petition for Relief: In the matter of Waleed Abulkhair v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On the first anniversary of the detention of human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair, organizations filed a Petition for Relief asking the UN Working Group on Arbitrary … [Read more...]
Colombia: LRWC and L4L Call on the Government of Colombia to Stop the Continuing Persecution and Harassment of Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR) Lawyers | Letter
23/03/2015
Full PDF Version LRWC and L4L again call on the Government of Colombia to stop the continuing persecution and harassment of Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR) lawyers by state agents. Most recently cited is illegal surveillance of CAJAR lawyer Reinaldo Villalba by the Criminal … [Read more...]
Canada: Bill C-51: Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Transcripts and Report & Selected Commentaries and Analyses
21/03/2015
Bill C-51: Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Transcripts and Report & Selected Commentaries and Analyses updated 24 June 2015 Anti-terrorism Act, 2015, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Human Rights Defenders Threatened with Prosecution for Speaking at a UN Human Rights Council Side Event in Geneva | Letter
19/03/2015
Full PDF Version Human rights defenders threatened with prosecution for speaking at a UN Human Rights Council side event in Geneva. On March 15, 2015 a member of the Bahrain Parliament and Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee was removed from a side event for threatening two … [Read more...]
Iran: Oral Statement to the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Oral Statement
19/03/2015
Full PDF Version 19 March 2015 Human Rights Council Section: 28th Session, Agenda Item 6 Speaker: Phon van den Biesen, President Lawyers for Lawyers Oral Statement to the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), … [Read more...]
