United States: LRWC Calls for Attorney General to vacate warrant for Amy Goodman’s arrest | Letter
16/09/2016
Full PDF Version Full DOC Version 17 September 2016 TO: Loretta Lynch , United States Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Wayne Stenehjem Attorney General for North Dakota State Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 125, … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: NGOs Call on U.S. President to Use Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Talks to Urge Viet Nam to Abide by Its International Human Rights Obligations | Joint Letter
26/04/2016
Full PDF Version Non-government organizations call on the President of the U.S. to use talks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to urge Viet Nam to release political prisoners, repeal laws that criminalize the exercise of internationally protected rights, legalize unions and … [Read more...]
United States: International law duty to release Lynne Stewart for medical treatment | Letter
14/08/2013
LRWC writes a letter to Mr. Eric Holder, the US Attorney General, and Mr. Charles E. Samuels Jr., Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to highlight the legal duty of the United States, under international law, to ensure that Lynne Stewart is released immediately for the treatment recommended … [Read more...]
United States: International law obligations to release of Lynne Stewart for medical treatment | Letter
24/07/2013
Full PDF Version Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Mr. Eric Holder US Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Mr. Charles E. Samuels, Jr., Director Federal Bureau of Prisons 320 First Street, … [Read more...]
United States: Ms. Lynne Stewart — Approval of Motion for Release on compassionate grounds | Letter
27/06/2013
Full PDF Version Mr. Charles E. Samuels, Jr., Director Federal Bureau of Prisons 320 First Street, NW Washington, DC 20534 United States of America Fax: (202) 514-6620; Email: info@bop.gov Dear Sir; Re: Ms. Lynne Stewart: Approval of Motion for Release on compassionate … [Read more...]
United States: Human Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Letter Regarding Release on Compassionate Grounds | Letter
28/05/2013
Full PDF Version U.S. human rights attorney Lynne Stewart, sentenced to 10 years in prison for speaking to the media on behalf of her client, is now terminally ill. When she was sentenced in 2010, the potentially curative surgery (out-of-prison) scheduled for the following week was … [Read more...]
Speaker’s Corner: Officials must stop demonizing Omar Khadr
22/10/2012
Monday, 22 October 2012 | Written by Catherine Morris | Opinion published in the Law Times The Canadian government has claimed Omar Khadr had the benefit of due process in the United States.His return to Canada on Sept. 29 prompted yet more official statements and headlines labelling him a … [Read more...]
Undermining the rule of law: The case of Omar Khadr
10/10/2012
Omar Khadr was never charged with U.S. criminal offences or internationally recognized war crimes. by Catherine Morris 10 October 2012 Opinion published in the Toronto Star Omar Khadr may finally be home, but he’s not exactly welcome. Government statements have repeatedly branded him as a … [Read more...]
Statement linking lawyer Jennifer Robinson with her client Julian Assange violates advocacy rights
10/12/2010
Re: Statement linking lawyer Jennifer Robinson with her client Julian Assange violates advocacy rights. To: Secretary of State Clinton and Attorney General Holder From: Gail Davidson Date: 2010-12-10 Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human … [Read more...]
David Nevin and Scott McKay
22/05/2008
Re: David Nevin and Scott McKay To: Mr. Leandro DESPOUY, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC, and Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes, LRWC Brazil Monitor Date: 2008-05-22 We write to advise you of the United States … [Read more...]
