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Thailand: Allegation of Enforced Disappearance of Mr. Porlagee Rakcharoen (also known as Billy Rakchongcharoen), a Human Rights Defender
06/05/2014
Full PDF Version Porlagee Rakcharoen | chiangraitimes.com 5 May 2014 Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Government House, Pitsanulok Road Dusit, Bangkok, 10399 Thailand Fax: +66 2 280 0858, Webmaster@opm.go.th Mr. Jarupong Ruangsuwan Minister … [Read more...]
Canada: Letter regarding Anti-SLAPP Law | Letter
29/04/2014
The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur Ministry of the Attorney General McMurtry-Scott Building 720 Bay Street, 11th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 2S9 April 4, 2014 Dear Attorney General, We are writing to congratulate you on your appointment as Ontario’s Attorney General. We are also writing to … [Read more...]
Philippines: The personal and professional safety of Atty. Catherine Dannug-Salucon threatened by unwarranted surveillance and labeling | Letter
22/04/2014
Full PDF Version BY AIRMAIL Hon. Mr. Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Republic of the Philippines Malacañang Palace J.P. Laurel Street, San Miguel NRC 1005, MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES Fax: 0063 2 736 1010 @ corres@op.gov.ph , opnet@ops.gov.ph Amsterdam, 23 April … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Re: Enforced Disappearance of Abu Bakar Siddique on 16 April 2014: Remedial Action Urgently Required | Letter
18/04/2014
Full PDF Version Thursday, April 17, 2014 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: pmo@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, State Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry … [Read more...]
Robert Morales: Land Rights are Human Rights | Video
16/04/2014
Land Rights are Human Rights International human rights law can be a foundation for development of Canadian law Robert Morales Thursday, April 3, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level Central Library, 350 West Georgia St. International human rights law is the framework … [Read more...]
First Nations’ Rights Speaker Series: The Gap between Law and Practice – May 1, 2014 | Poster
09/04/2014
Full PDF Poster Pipelines and Indigenous Sovereignty: Kinder Morgan and Northern Gateway Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and Chair of the OkanaganNation Alliance, with Ardith Walkem, lawyer, author and member of Nlaka'pamux Nation. Thursday, May … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Third Anniversary of Arrest: Calls for the Release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja | Letter
09/04/2014
Full PDF Version On the third anniversary of his arrest, thirty NGOs call for the release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja. co-founder and former president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was arrested 9 April 2011 and has been arbitrarily detained since. 9 April … [Read more...]
Event: International human rights, the Rule of Law and Cambodia’s Election Conflict | 23 April 2014
04/04/2014
Poster (.pdf) Safeguarding the Independence and Integrity of the Bar, Courts and Tribunals: International Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Cambodia's Election Conflict Victoria April 23, 2014, noon to 1:15 pm Barristers’ Lounge, Victoria Courthouse, 850 Burdett Ave., Victoria, BC No … [Read more...]
Canada: Implementation of International Human Rights Treaties in Canada | Briefing Note
31/03/2014
Full PDF Version Implementation of international human rights treaties in Canada Briefing note 1 March 2014 Catherine Morris This briefing note explains Canada’s legal responsibility to implement and enforce international human rights treaties at every level of the country. It … [Read more...]
Sudan: Detention of Students and Lawyers | Letter
31/03/2014
Full PDF Version March 24, 2014 HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Mohamed Bushara Dousa Ministry of Justice PO Box 302, Al Nil Avenue Khartoum, Sudan Your Excellencies: Re: Detention of Students and … [Read more...]
