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Bahrain: Arbitrary Detention of Nabeel Rajab | Letter
10/10/2014
Full PDF Version Friday, October 10, 2014 Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain Office of His Majesty the King P.O. Box 555, Rifa’a Palace, al-Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa Prime Minister Kingdom of Bahrain al-Manama, Kingdom of … [Read more...]
Indonesia: Threats against Lawyers: Mr. Gustaf Kawer and Ms. Latifah Anum Siregar | Letter
09/10/2014
Full PDF Version In this letter, LRWC requests that all authorities comply with the ICCPR and other international human rights law obligations including the Basic Principles and Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and call on the Government of Indonesia to: take all necessary … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Free Nabeel Rajab Immediately and Unconditionally | Statement
09/10/2014
Full PDF Version 104 organizations endorsed a statement calling for the immediate release of Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights who was arrested pm 1 October after attending the United Nations Human Rights Council in Genava. 9 October 2014 Bahrain: Free Nabeel … [Read more...]
Ecuador: Denial of Fair Trial Rights | Letter
02/10/2014
Full PDF Version Thursday, October 2, 2014 Minister of Justice Dra. Ledy Zuniga Rocha Ministerio de Justicia Av. Colon, entre Diego de Almagro y Reina Victoria Quito, Ecuador Email: comunicacion@minjusticia.gob.ec Attorney General Dr. Galo Alfredo Chiriboga Zambrano Fiscalia … [Read more...]
Colombia: International Caravana of Lawyers and Jurists to Colombia 2014: Without Lawyers, There Is No Justice | Report
29/09/2014
Full PDF Version International Caravana of Lawyers and Jurists to Colombia 2014: Sin Abogados no hay Justicia (Without Lawyers, there is no Justice) by Heather Neun BA (BC) 1984, MPhil (Development Studies, UK) 1987, JD (BC) 1997 Member of Law Society of British … [Read more...]
Indonesia: Criminal Investigation of Gustaf Kawer | Letter
26/09/2014
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Bahrain: Call for the Immediate Withdrawal of Charges against Maryam Al-Khawaja | Letter
25/09/2014
Full PDF Version Friday, September 25, 2014 Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain Office of His Majesty the King P.O. Box 555, Rifa’a Palace, al-Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa Prime Minister Kingdom of Bahrain al-Manama, Kingdom of … [Read more...]
Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Access to Justice and Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Oral Intervention by LRWC to the UN Human Rights Council
23/09/2014
Full PDF Version Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Access to Justice and Protection of Human Rights Defenders, oral intervention by LRWC to the UN Human Rights Council on 17 September 2014, presented by Catherine Morris. The video of Catherine Morris presenting this statement during the Panel … [Read more...]
Thailand: Pattern of International Human Rights Violations Since 22 May 2014 | Statement
23/09/2014
Full PDF Version [errata: The vote on membership in the Human Rights Council takes place 21 October 2014] Thailand: Pattern of international human rights violations since 22 May 2014 Statement 16 September 2014 On 3 September 2014, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Violent Attack against Human Rights Advocate Hana Shams Ahmed | Letter
18/09/2014
Full PDF Version 18th September 2014 Hon. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Office of the Prime Minister Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: pm@pmo.gov.bd Dear Prime Minister, Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) calls on the Government of … [Read more...]
