Letter Writing Guide

Letter Writing Guide (PDF Version) | Letter Writing Guide (Word Version) … [Read more...]

Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Rosendo v. Mexico

Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Rosendo et al v. Mexico, LRWC amicus curiae brief by Cara Gibbons and Alyssa Brierley … [Read more...]

Rwanda: Arrest and Detention of Professor Peter Erlinder | Letter

Re: The Illegal Arrest and Detention of Professor Peter Erlinder To: His Excellency General Major Paul Kagame; The Right Honorable Bernard Makuza; The Honorable Mr. Tharcisse Karugarama From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC; John Cotter, Barrister and Solicitor; Brian Cheng, LRWC … [Read more...]

UN: Formal Complaint for Consideration and Action Re: Judge Baltasar Garzón

UN: Formal Complaint for Consideration and Action Re: Judge Baltasar Garzón by LRWC   … [Read more...]

Statement on Behalf of Judge Baltasar Garzón & Judicial Independence | Joint Written Statement to the 14th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

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UN Human Rights Council: On Behalf of Judge Baltasar Garzon and Judicial Independence

UN Human Rights Council: On Behalf of Judge Baltasar Garzon and Judicial Independence by LRWC … [Read more...]

Burma/Myanmar: The absence of minimum conditions for elections

Joint written statement submitted by LRWC and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) to the Human Rights Council's 14th session. Although many groups and scholars have pointed to specific problems associated with the electoral process, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Lawyers Rights … [Read more...]

Philippines: Charges against Remigio Saladero Jr.

Re: Charges against Remigio Saladero Jr. To: Ms. Josephine Carranza-Olivar, Provincial Prosecutor From: Gail Davidson, Constance Marlatt, Jessica Fletcher Date: 2010-05-06 LRWC has been closely monitoring the case of Mr. Remigio Saladero Jr., a lawyer in the Philippines. Since 2006 Mr. … [Read more...]

Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada condemns the ambush of human rights defenders in Oaxaca, Mexico

Re: Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada condemns the ambush of human rights defenders in Oaxaca, Mexico To: Lic. Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, et al. From: Cara Gibbons and Alyssa Brierely Date: 2010-05-05 Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) condemns the ambush of human rights defenders in … [Read more...]

Re: Election in Burma

Re: Election in Burma To: Right Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada and others From: Gail Davidson and Paul Copeland Date: 2010-04-30 The G8 Meeting that Canada is hosting in June 2010 has been called, “...a tremendous opportunity to champion freedom of democracy, human rights … [Read more...]