Publications

Press Release: Seven Human Rights Organisations Refer the Case of Lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

15/04/2015

Full PDF Version Joint Press Release SAUDI ARABIA: Seven human rights organisations refer the case of lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Paris-Geneva-Vancouver-Toronto-New York-Amsterdam-London, April 15, 2015. On the first anniversary of the … [Read more...]

Petition for Relief: In the matter of Waleed Abulkhair v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

15/04/2015

Petition for Relief | Appendix Petition for Relief: In the matter of Waleed Abulkhair v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On the first anniversary of the detention of human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair, organizations filed a Petition for Relief asking the UN Working Group on Arbitrary … [Read more...]

LRWC Newsletter: February – March 2015 Edition

31/03/2015

LRWC Action News | UN Human Rights Council | Notable Reports | Annual General Meeting | LRWC Members Contributing Pro Bono in December and January | Make a Donation Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION NEWS ARGENTINA Prosecutor found shot dead the day before he was to give evidence of … [Read more...]

Colombia: LRWC and L4L Call on the Government of Colombia to Stop the Continuing Persecution and Harassment of Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR) Lawyers | Letter

23/03/2015

Full PDF Version LRWC and L4L again call on the Government of Colombia to stop the continuing persecution and harassment of Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CAJAR) lawyers by state agents. Most recently cited is illegal surveillance of CAJAR lawyer Reinaldo Villalba by the Criminal … [Read more...]

Canada: Bill C-51: Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Transcripts and Report & Selected Commentaries and Analyses

21/03/2015

Bill C-51: Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Transcripts and Report & Selected Commentaries and Analyses updated 24 June 2015 Anti-terrorism Act, 2015, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Human Rights Defenders Threatened with Prosecution for Speaking at a UN Human Rights Council Side Event in Geneva | Letter

19/03/2015

Full PDF Version Human rights defenders threatened with prosecution for speaking at a UN Human Rights Council side event in Geneva. On March 15, 2015 a member of the Bahrain Parliament and Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee was removed from a side event for threatening two … [Read more...]

Iran: Oral Statement to the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Oral Statement

19/03/2015

Full PDF Version 19 March 2015 Human Rights Council Section: 28th Session, Agenda Item 6 Speaker: Phon van den Biesen, President Lawyers for Lawyers Oral Statement to the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), … [Read more...]

Canada: British Columbia must enact legislation to provide legal aid in compliance with international law | Statement

10/03/2015

Full .pdf version Legal Aid in British Columbia: Implementation of BC’s International Human Rights Treaty Obligations 10 March 2015 The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada stated in 2011 that “access to justice is a fundamental right of every person – every man, woman and … [Read more...]

Pakistan: Murder of Lawyer Rashid Rehman Khan | Letter

06/03/2015

Full PDF Version Friday, March 06, 2015 Mr. Mamnoon Hussain President of Pakistan President's Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan Email: publicmail@president.gov.pk Mr. Mian Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Prime Minister House Islamabad, Pakistan Email: … [Read more...]

Cambodia: Civil Society Organizations Call for the Release of 12 Land Rights Defenders Imprisoned for Exercising Their Fundamental Freedoms | Joint Statement