Re: Canada’s obligation to Omar Khadr and Ministerial Discretion under the International Transfer of Offenders Act and the amendments proposed by Bill C-5
27/09/2012
Re: Canada’s obligation to Omar Khadr and Ministerial Discretion under the International Transfer of Offenders Act and the amendments proposed by Bill C-5 To: The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister; The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety From: Gavin Magrath, Barrister … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Mr. Phan Thanh Hai, and Ms. Ta Phong Tan | Letter
27/09/2012
Re: Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Mr. Phan Thanh Hai, and Ms. Ta Phong Tan To: H.E. Mr. Pham Binh Minh, Minister of Foreign Affairs; H.E. Mr. Nguyen Thai Binh, Minister of Internal Affairs; H.E. Mr. Tran Dai Quang, Minister of Public Security; H.E. Mr. Ha Hung Cuong, Minister of … [Read more...]
Oral Statement on Cambodia at the UN Human Rights Council 25 September 2012
25/09/2012
Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and Asian Legal Resource Centre made a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 25 September on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia. Mentioned in the statement are human rights defenders Mr. Chan Soveth, Ms. Yorm … [Read more...]
Turkey: Joint brief to the Human Rights Committee, 106th Session, on pre-trial release rights in Turkey
21/09/2012
This report, presently jointly by LRWC and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), to the United Nations Committee Against Torture examines the failure of the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) to comply with its obligations under Articles 9 and 14 of the International … [Read more...]
Iran: Demand for the release of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
19/09/2012
Re: Demand for the release of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh To: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei; Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani From: Hugh Gwillim, Barrister and Solicitor Date: September 12, 2012 Lawyers’ Rights Watch of Canada (LRWC) demands the immediate and unconditional release of … [Read more...]
Canada: Oral Statement | Access to Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls: 21st Session of the Human Rights Council
18/09/2012
Recently, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed concerns about the extreme levels of violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls in Canada and also recommended improved access to justice as part of a remedy. In spite of these recommendations, lack of equal … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Release of Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and others arbitrarily convicted
14/09/2012
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada is gravely concerned at the prison terms imposed on Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, as well as the authorities’ continuous repression against other human rights defenders in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Read the full letter here (pdf). … [Read more...]
Colombia: Amenaza en contra de MARTHA DÍAZ, COLEMAD y AFUSODO
14/09/2012
LRWC tuvo dos representantes que participaron en la Tercera Caravana Colombiana de Juristas de 2012: Justice Carol Huddart (jueza) y Heather Neun (abogada). Dado su participación y presencia en el pais, LRWC esta altamente preocupado por la seguridad de los integrantes y sus familiares del Colectivo … [Read more...]
Burma: Lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min | Letter
07/09/2012
In October 28, 2008, lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min was accused of engaging in an offence described as contempt of court / disrupting judicial servants while defending clients in a criminal proceeding. The alleged criminal act involved Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min's refusal to make his clients face the court after … [Read more...]
Canada: Use of Torture-tainted information / Utilisation d’information obtenue par la torture
06/09/2012
A dozen leading advocacy, human rights and civil liberties organisations have called on the Canadian government to immediately direct their agencies to stop using any information that may have been extracted through torture. Click here to read the letter in English. Clickez ici pour lire la … [Read more...]
