Viet Nam: Petition to the WGAD Filed on Behalf of Mr Le Quoc Quan on 5 September 2014

Full PDF Version Viet Nam: Petition to the WGAD filed on behalf of Mr Le Quoc Quan on 5 September 2014 by the Media Legal Defence Initiative, LRWC, L4L, Center for International Law Philippines, English PEN, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reporters Without Borders, Avocats Sans Frontières … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Arbitrary Detention of Maryam Al-Khawaja | Letter

Full PDF Version Friday, September 5, 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...]

Cambodia: Judicial Harassment and Arbitrary Detention of Lor Peang Community Activists | Letter

Full PDF Version 2 September 2014 H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh, Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (C/o Council of Ministers); email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh; cppparty@gmail.com H.E. Sar Kheng Deputy Prime Minister and … [Read more...]

Viet Nam: Arbitrary Detention of Mr. Le Quoc Quan | Letter

Full PDF Version Also by email: webmaster@president.gov.vn Also per telefax: 0084 37 33 52 56 H.E. Mr. Trương Tấn Sang President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 02 Hung Vuong street, Ba Dinh district Ha Noi Viet Nam Also by email: … [Read more...]

Canada: Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Criticisms of Gaza Inquiry are Misleading | Statement

Full PDF Version [typographical corrections are in square brackets] Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird’s statements slamming recent decisions on Gaza by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) are one-sided and distort the truth. On 11 August 2014, the Minister called the HRC’s decisions on … [Read more...]

Turkey: Turkey Violates International Human Rights Obligations – Prosecution of Ramazan Demir | Letter

Full PDF Version Friday, August 22, 2014 President of Turkey                                                                                                                 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Cumhurbaskanligi 06100 Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 312 468 5026 Email: … [Read more...]

Thailand: Thai Pineapple Industry Association (TPIA) responsibility to engage in dialogue about alleged human rights violations in Thailand’s fruit industry

See full .pdf version LRWC's letter below is in response to a Letter from the Thai Pineapple Industry Association (TPIA) to the State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation (SERC) on 13 August 2014 [off LRWC site] Also see a joint letter to TPIA by 108 signatories on 8 August 2014  See … [Read more...]

Brazil: Death Threats against Indigenous Leader Mr. Davi Kopenawa | Letter

Full PDF Version Wednesday, August 13, 2014 H.E. Ms. Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Palácio do Planalto Praça dos Três Poderes 70150-900 Brasília/DF Brazil Email: protocolo@planalto.gov.br Dear President, Re : Death Threats against Indigenous … [Read more...]

Thailand: Case Against Labour Rights Defender Draws International Outcry

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is among the 108 signatories to the letter, from Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and North America. See logos of signatories Nearly 100 international rights groups demand industry action Today (8 August), nearly 100 international and national labor and human … [Read more...]

Thailand: Thai Pineapple Industry Association (TPIA) action requested in case of Natural Fruit v. Andy Hall

Full pdf document Unofficial Thai translation List of addressees Press release Follow the campaign on the website of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHR). August 8, 2014 RE: TPIA action requested in case of Natural Fruit v. Andy Hall Note: An unofficial Thai … [Read more...]