Attacks against the International Criminal Court and independent judiciaries globally | Side event at the UN Human Rights Council
27/06/2025
Attacks against the International Criminal Court and independent judiciaries globally Side event held in Geneva 27 June 2025 A side event held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva was held on 27 June 2025 in conjunction with the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The … [Read more...]
United States Chosen as Focus Country for 2026 International Day of the Endangered Lawyer
19/06/2025
United States Chosen as Focus Country for 2026 International Day of the Endangered Lawyer: Alarming Wave of Attacks on the Legal Profession Sparks Global Concern The United States of America has been designated as the focus country for the 15th edition of the International Day of the Endangered … [Read more...]
United States: Halt crackdowns against peaceful assembly | Oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
19/06/2025
Full pdf joint statement Full debate on UN WebTV started 18 June 2025 at 1:36:38 and continued on 19 June, with LRWC's joint statement at 14:18. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of … [Read more...]
LRWC participation at the UN Human Rights Council, 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 | Summary report
02/05/2025
Full pdf summary report Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 LRWC participated in the UN Human Rights Council’s 58th session from 24 February to 4 April 2025. Summary of pre-session letters and oral … [Read more...]
United States: Alarming deterioration of the rule of law includes threats against jurists | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
20/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General debate Date: 20 March 2025 Speaker: Joseph Doyle Oral Statement to the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the Law Society of England and Wales, … [Read more...]
United States: Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government | Joint statement
18/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government Joint Statement, 18 March 2025 The undersigned organisations are dismayed by the recent actions by the US government targeting legal professionals at both the international and domestic levels, which … [Read more...]
Ensure effective, timely measures to uphold the rule of law | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
04/03/2025
Full pdf statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: General debate Date: 3 March 2025 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) NGO in special consultative status Mr. … [Read more...]
The global problem of enforced disappearances: “Outside all protection of the law” | Written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council
23/01/2024
Written statement submitted by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status. Peacemakers Trust, The 29 Principles, Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Colombian Caravana, Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre, NGOs without consultative status, … [Read more...]
Enforced disappearances: “Every minute counts” | Joint submission to UN CED and WGEID
15/08/2023
Full pdf submission On 15 August 2023, LRWC joined a submission to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearance (CED) and the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearance (WGEID). The submission, was initiated by Peacemakers Trust and is also endorsed by the Colombian Caravana, The 29 … [Read more...]
United States: US v. Donziger: Final Report of Trial Monitors released 24 January 2022 | Update
11/04/2022
See the full report (pdf) | See LRWC report in July 2020 On 24 January 2022, an international group of legal scholars and practitioners, International Monitoring Panels to Evaluate Trials in the United States (IMPETUS), released a 55-page report of their findings of US Federal Court … [Read more...]
