Viet Nam: Update Regarding Le Quoc Quan for the Pre-Session UPR on 27 November 2013 | Report
28/11/2013
Full PDF Version Update Viet Nam – Detention of Mr. Le Quoc Quan Update for the purpose of the Pre-session UPR regarding Viet Nam on 27 November 2013, on behalf of Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and The Law Society. On 13 June 2013, L4L, LRWC and the Law … [Read more...]
Turkey: Lawyer Faces Criminal Charges for Words Spoken in Court | Letter
28/11/2013
Full PDF Version Ramazan Demir, has been criminally charged as a result of comments made in court during the representation of a client. Mr. Demir represents journalists and lawyers prosecuted for allegedly being members of, or connected to the KCK. LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers and Fair Trial … [Read more...]
Cambodia: The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion Concerning the Arbitrary Detention of Yorm Bopha
28/11/2013
Full PDF Version Detention of Yorm Bopha arbitrary: The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in the opinion released 29 November 2013 (A/HRC/WGAD/2013/), found that the imprisonment in Cambodia of land rights activist Yorm Bopha, was arbitrary detention under category II ( … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Statement Regarding the Matter of Mr. Le Quoc Quan: Violation of Rights to Pre-Trial Release | Statement
21/11/2013
Full PDF English Version | Full Word English Version Full PDF Vietnamese Version Introduction Mr. Le Quoc Quan, a qualified lawyer, active blogger and human rights defender, is currently arbitrarily detained by the Government of Viet Nam due to having exercised his right to freedom of … [Read more...]
Savage Anxieties | Video
21/11/2013
Savage Anxieties Part 1: The Doctrine of Discovery Savage Anxieties Part 2: The Doctrine of Discovery As It Applies to Canada Savage Anxieties Part 3: The Hul'qumi'num Case before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights Savage Anxieties Part 4: Q & A with Prof. Robert … [Read more...]
Cambodia: YORM Bopha: Submission to the Cambodia Supreme Court
19/11/2013
Khmer version .PDF | English version .PDF H.E. Dith Munty President , Supreme Court of Cambodia Sothearos Road Sangkat Chaktomouk, Khan Daun Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia Amicus Brief re: YORM Bopha: Submission to the Cambodia Supreme Court Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) … [Read more...]
The Omar Khadr Case: A Reality Check | Event
18/11/2013
Full PDF Version Talk by: Dennis Edney Q.C. Date: December 5, 2013 Time: 7 - 9 PM Place: Simon Fraser University, Room 1700, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver Dennis Edney Q.C. will explain the facts and law behind plans to challenge the … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Police Behaviour at Protest of SL Garment Factory Workers | Letter
14/11/2013
Full PDF Version | Photo courtesy of LICADHO 13 November 2013 H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh, Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (c/o Council of Ministers); email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh H.E. Sar Kheng Deputy Prime Minister and … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Arbitrary arrest and detention of Odhikar’s Director, Mr. ASM Nasiruddin Elan | Letter
14/11/2013
Full PDF Version November 15, 2013 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry of Home … [Read more...]
Zimbabwe: Ongoing Prosecution of Beatrice Mtetwa | Letter
07/11/2013
Full PDF Version 31 October 2013 Khembo Mohadi Minister of Home Affairs 11th Floor, Mukwati Building Private Bag 7703, Causeway, HARARE, ZIMBABWE Mr. Johannes Tomana, Attorney-General, Office of the Attorney, PO Box 7714, Causeway, HARARE, ZIMBABWE Dear Minister, Re: Ms. … [Read more...]
