Canada: Implementation of CERD and CAT recommendations regarding murders and disappearances of Aboriginal women and girls | Report
04/11/2012
LRWC, together with the BC CEDAW group, made submissions in February to CERD on violence against Aboriginal women and girls. CERD published its Concluding Observations on Canada 9 March 2012. In response to a request from the Department of Canadian Heritage, LRWC and BC CEDAW provided a further … [Read more...]
Canada: The Omar Khadr Case: Implementing the Recommendations of the Committee against Torture
04/11/2012
LRWC recently provided a report to Continuing Committee of Officials on Human Rights (CCOHR) on the implementation of recommendations by CAT in reference to Canada’s handling of the Omar Khadr case. In April LRWC and ICLMG filed a joint report with the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) highlighting … [Read more...]
Haiti: Recent threats to Mr. Mario Joseph, Mr. Newton St-Juste and Mr. André Michel
26/10/2012
Click here to read the full letter (pdf). Ministre de la Justice et de la Securité Publique Jean Renel Sanon 18 avenue Charles Summer Port-au-Prince, Haïti 26 October 2012 Re: Recent threats to Mr. Mario Joseph, Mr. Newton St-Juste and Mr. André Michel Monsieur le Ministre / Dear … [Read more...]
Colombia: Amenazas de muerte contra abogados Jorge Molano y German Romero
26/10/2012
Los señores Molano y Romero son reconocidos abogados defensores de derechos humanos. Jorge Molano ha trabajado como jurista y defensor de derechos humanos para varias organizaciones. Desde 2005 ha trabajado como abogado independiente y asesor jurídico de algunas Organizaciones No Gubernamentales … [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...]
Iran: Call for the release of human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah
18/10/2012
Re: Call for the release of human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah To: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei; President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Akbar Salehi; Secretary General, High Council for Human Rights, Mohammed Javad Larijani; H.E. Mr. … [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...]
Indonesia: Protective Measures for Olga Hamadi
10/10/2012
Re: Protective Measures for Olga Hamadi To: Inspektur Jenderal Mr. Sam L. Tobing From: Adrie van de Streek, Executive Director, Lawyers for Lawyers; Gail Davidson, Executive Director, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Date: October 10, 2012 The Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (‘Stichting … [Read more...]
Submission to the 16th Session of the Universal Periodic Review on the State of Freedom of Expression in Canada
10/10/2012
Full report (pdf) On October 9, 2012, LRWC, in collaboration with the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, the Centre for Law and Democracy, and PEN Canada submitted their report on the state of freedom of expression in Canada to … [Read more...]
LRWC delegates join 40 jurists on 3rd annual international visit to scrutinize attacks and murders of Colombian human rights lawyers
05/10/2012
Thanks to all donors for enabling LRWC’s participation in the Third Caravana of Lawyers to Colombia Twenty-eight lawyers murdered in Colombia since 2011 LRWC sent two delegates to participate in the Third International Caravana of Lawyers to Colombia, which took place from August 26 to … [Read more...]
