GAO ZHISHENG – human and civil rights lawyer (Update)
25/03/2012
Gao Zhisheng, human and civil rights lawyer who recently urged Chinese leaders to end their persecution of Falun Gong, officially declared his resignation from the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities been harassing and threatening renowned Beijing human rights … [Read more...]
Canada: Situation of Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay Prison: Oral Statement to UNHRC
24/03/2012
UNHRC: Situation of Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay Prison, LRWC oral statement March 2012 by LRWC … [Read more...]
Kenneth Deer: Indigenous Rights in the UN System | Video
20/03/2012
First Nations' Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice: A Series of Five Talks The 2011-2012 series was sponsored by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (HTG), Amnesty International and the Vancouver Public Library ALL TALKS IN THE SERIES: 1 Grace Woo: Ghost Dancing … [Read more...]
Colombia: Seguridad personal y profesional del abogado José Humberto Torres
19/03/2012
Re: Seguridad personal y profesional del abogado José Humberto Torres To: Honorable Presidente Juan Manuel Santos Calderón From: Heather Neun, Juris Doctor, M.Phil Date: 2012-03-19 La organización, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), quiere manifestar su preocupación profunda por la … [Read more...]
Spain: Prosecution of Judge Garzon for Malfeasance: Oral Statement to UNHRC
09/03/2012
View PDF: UNHRC: Prosecution of Judge Garzon for malfeasance - LRWC oral statement March 2012 Organization: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada Item: General Dialogue Speaker: Gail Davidson Re: Special Rapporteur on Torture, Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances and Working Group on … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay) | Letter
01/03/2012
Re: Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay) To: H.E. Mr. Pham Binh Minh; H.E. Mr. Tran Dai Quang; H.E. Mr. Nguyen Thai Binh; H.E. Mr. Ha Hung Cuong From: Darlene D. R. Kavka, LRWC Member Date: 2012-03-01 Lawyers’ Rights Watch, Canada (“LRWC”), is dedicated to the promotion of human … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Human Rights Abuses: Statement made at Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 27 February 2012
27/02/2012
Sri Lanka: Statement at Interactive Dialogue 27 February 2012 See full statement … [Read more...]
Spain: Joint Statement on the acquittal of Judge Garzon in Spain | Joint press release
27/02/2012
View PDF: Joint Statement on the acquittal of Judge Garzon in Spain by LRWC and other groups View PDF: Statement in Spanish. Human Rights Groups Welcome Spanish Court’s Decision to Acquit Judge Baltasar Garzón and Call on Spain to secure effectively the right to truth, justice, and reparation … [Read more...]
Event | Robert Morales: Seeking Justice Elsewhere, February 23 | Video
24/02/2012
First Nations' Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice: A Series of Five Talks The 2011-2012 series was sponsored by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (HTG), Amnesty International and the Vancouver Public Library: ALL TALKS IN THE SERIES: 1. Grace Woo: Ghost Dancing … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE: Canada Won’t Deal With Women’s Human Rights Crisis At Home
22/02/2012
Press Release: UN Committee to End Racial Discrimination Report from LRWC and BC CEDAW Group For immediate release February 22, 2012 Failure to address cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women an international shame, say leading human rights groups (Vancouver) Canada and British … [Read more...]
