LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court | Report of Activities May-June 2026

Full .pdf report LRWC, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court 8 July 2026 In May and June 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures, and the UN Human Rights Council’s 62st regular session. The … [Read more...]

Chilling effects of digital surveillance on human rights defenders | Joint oral statement to the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council

Full pdf Joint Statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 01:12:27 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Date: 23 June 2026 Speaker: Catherine Morris  Oral Statement … [Read more...]

Attacks against the International Criminal Court: Who cares about victims of atrocity crimes?  | Article

By Catherine Morris First published in Slaw.ca: Canada’s online legal magazine, 28 January 2026. Republished by permission. When the distinguished Canadian jurist, Kimberly Prost, began her term as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2017, she could not have imagined what … [Read more...]

LRWC and the United Nations | Report of Activities January through April 2026

Full pdf report LRWC and the United Nations January to April 2026  From January to April 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Committee, UN ECOSOC (Committee on NGOs), UN Human Rights Council Special Procedures, and the UN Human … [Read more...]

United States: Resume cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review  | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council

Full pdf oral statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item:  Item 6: General Debate Date:  23 March 2026 Speaker: Joseph Doyle Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Bar Association, NGOs … [Read more...]

Iran: Grave risks to lawyers and prisoners of conscience amid armed conflict  | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council

Full pdf joint statement Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General Debate 16 March 2026 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, … [Read more...]

Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2026: The situation of lawyers in the United States | Report and petition

See the full report .pdf: English | Russian | Italian See the program and speakers list at the press conference held 22 January 2025. Statement and Petition Based on the Report of the International Coalition for the Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 2026 (United States of America) See statement in … [Read more...]

Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2026: United States | Press conference 22 January 2026

.pdf poster The International Day of the Endangered Lawyer Online press conference: 22 January 2026 7:00 am Pacific Time, 8:00 am Mountain Time, 9:00 am Central Time, 10:00 am Eastern Time, and 16.00 pm CET.  Registration is required at: http://bit.ly/3MNDsUk The online press … [Read more...]

All States Parties to the Rome Statute must cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court | Oral statement to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Full pdf oral statement | See full written statement on LRWC's oral statement is based. Watch ICC ASP video. LRWC's statement at 1:00:28 Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes Requires Action: Words are not enough All States Parties to the Rome Statute must cooperate fully with the … [Read more...]

Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes Requires Action: Words are not enough | Written Statement by LRWC to the 24th Assembly of States Parties of the Rome Statute of the ICC

Full .pdf statement Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes Requires Action: Words are not enough All States Parties to the Rome Statute must cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court Written Statement by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) to the 24th Assembly of States Parties of … [Read more...]