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Bahrain: Update on the Letter of Allegation of 15 December 2013 Concerning the Detention of Mohammed Hassan, Hussain Hubail, and Qassim Zain Aldeen | Letter
04/06/2014
Full PDF Version This letter provides follow-up information to the Letter of Allegation of 15 December 2013 concerning the detention of journalist Mohammed Hassan, photographer Hussain Hubail and cameraman Qassim Zain Aldeen. The Letter of Allegation respectfully requested that the Special … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Failure to Comply with UPR Recommendations | Report
28/05/2014
Full PDF Version Official UN Version Joint written statement by Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada[1] to the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Agenda Item 6 – UPR Outcomes, Viet Nam Viet Nam: Failure to Comply with UPR … [Read more...]
Thailand: Arbitrary Arrests and Incommunicado Detentions | Letter
28/05/2014
Full PDF Version [typographical errata in pdf are corrected below] 28 May 2014 Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha Director, National Council for Peace and Order Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Army Rachadamnoen Nok Road, Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon, 10200 Bangkok, Thailand Dear General … [Read more...]
Colombia: Failure to Fulfill Duties in Response to Attacks on Lawyers | Report
27/05/2014
Full PDF Version Official UN Version Colombia: Failure to fulfill duties in response to attacks on lawyers LRWC calls on the Human Rights Council to fulfill its duty to promote and protect the rule of law and fundamental rights and freedoms in Colombia by calling on Colombia to act … [Read more...]
Canada: The Shrinking Space for Dissent in Canada | Report
27/05/2014
Full PDF Version Official UN Version Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) Contact: Gail Davidson lrwc@portal.ca Tel: +1 604 736 1175 Fax: +1 604 736 1170 Interactive Dialogue Agenda Item 3 – Freedom of Expression Written Statement by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada[1] to the 26th … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Attempted Abduction and Intimidation of Mr. Mohammad Nur Khan | Letter
27/05/2014
Full PDF Version Monday, May 26, 2014 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, State Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry … [Read more...]
Iran: Wrongful Prosecution and Imprisonment of Lawyers | Report
27/05/2014
Full PDF Version Official UN Version Iran: Wrongful Prosecution And Imprisonment Of Lawyers To the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Agenda Item 3 – Independence of Lawyers and Judges Written Statement Submitted Jointly by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, an NGO … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Murder of Rashid Rehman Khan and injury to Nadeem Parwaz and Afzal | Letter
15/05/2014
Full PDF Version Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Mr. Mamnoon Hussain President of Pakistan President's Secretariat Islamabad PAKISTAN Email: publicmail@president.gov.pk Mr. Mian Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Prime Minister House Islamabad PAKISTAN E-mail: secretary@cabinet.gov.pk; … [Read more...]
Event: Speaking Out on Human Rights: Debating Canada’s Human Rights System – 9 June 2014 | Poster
13/05/2014
Full PDF Version Monday 9 June at 7 p.m. The Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level Central Library, 350 West Georgia Street Free! Seating is limited. The human rights system in Canada has been the object of sustained debate and vehement criticism, based largely on … [Read more...]
