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...]
David Nevin and Scott McKay (ACLU) Legal Defense of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Guantánamo Bay
22/05/2008
Re: David Nevin and Scott McKay (American Civil Liberties Union) Legal Defense of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Guantánamo Bay To: Mr. Leandro DESPOUY, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director and Paulo de Tarso Lugon … [Read more...]
Dr. Riyadh Lafta, epidemiologist, Professor
03/05/2007
Re: Dr. Riyadh Lafta, epidemiologist, Professor To: Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq and others From: Charles B. Davison, Barrister and Solicitor, Gail Davidson, Executive Director LRWC Date: 2007-05-03 LRWC is concerned that Dr. Riyadh Lafta may be … [Read more...]
Dr. Riyadh Lafta, epidemiologist, Professor
03/05/2007
Re: Dr. Riyadh Lafta, epidemiologist, Professor To: Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq and others From: Charles B. Davison, Barrister and Solicitor; Gail Davidson, Executive Director LRWC Date: 2007-05-03 LRWC is concerned that Dr. Riyadh Lafta may be … [Read more...]
