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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...]
Canada: Trinity Western University – Covenant and a Law School | Letter
28/03/2014
Full PDF Version March 28, 2014 BY EMAIL jvarro@lsuc.on.ca TWU Submissions Policy Secretariat Law Society of Upper Canada Osgoode Hall 130 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2N6 Dear Sirs/Mesdames: Re: Trinity Western University – Covenant and a Law School We write … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council: UPR Outcomes: China | Statement
22/03/2014
Full .pdf document Check Against Delivery Date: 19 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda Item 6 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regular Session - Oral Statement Item 6: UPR Outcomes: China Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regular Session | Oral Statement
20/03/2014
Full PDF Version Malaysia: Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on UPR Outcomes: The need to repeal the Sedition Act. Joint Statement by LRWC and Lawyers for Lawyers delivered on 20 March 2014 by Vani Selvarajah. Date: 20 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda Item … [Read more...]
