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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...]
The Right to Legal Aid: How British Columbia’s Legal Aid System Fails to Meet International Obligations
15/09/2014
Full PDF Version As a result of drastic reductions in funding for legal aid services in British Columbia (BC) over the past fifteen years, the province now fails to meet even the most basic legal aid needs of British Columbians to the point that BC has attracted international criticism … [Read more...]
Colombia: Safety of Lawyer Arturo Portilla Lizarazo | Letter
08/09/2014
Full PDF Version (English) Monday, September 8, 2014 Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia Palacio de Nariño Carrera 8 No.7-26 Bogotá, Colombia Fax: 011 57 1 596 0631 Dear President Santos; Re: Safety of lawyer Arturo Portilla Lizarazo I am writing on behalf of the … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Wrongful Prosecution of Lawyer N. Surendran | Letter
08/09/2014
Full PDF Version Monday, September 8, 2014 Dato’ Sri Mohammad Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya Selangor, Malaysia Fax: +60 3 8888 3444 Email: … [Read more...]
