Publications

UAE: United Arab Emirates: Stop the Charade and Release Activists Convicted at the Mass UAE 94 Trial | Joint Statement

Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Arabic) On the second anniversary of the start of the mass “UAE 94” trial that imprisoned dozens of government critics and reform activists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including prominent human rights defenders, judges, academics, and student … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Persecution of Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab | Letter

Full PDF Version Thursday, February 26, 2015 Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain Office of His Majesty the King P.O. Box 555, Rifa’a Palace, Al-Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa Prime Minister Kingdom of Bahrain Al-Manama, Kingdom … [Read more...]

Sudan: Detainment of Farouk Abu Issa and Dr. Amin Maki Madani | Letter

Full PDF Version February 23, 2015 HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Mohamed Bushara Dousa Ministry of Justice PO Box 302, Al Nil Avenue Khartoum, Sudan Via email : moj@moj.gov.sd Khartoum, Sudan Your … [Read more...]

Canada: Bill C-51 – A Legal Primer

Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (French)   Canadian lawyers Clayton Ruby and Nader Hasan analyze Bill C-51 and conclude, “Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, would expand the powers of Canada’s spy agency, allow Canadians to be arrested on mere suspicion of future … [Read more...]

Syria: Free Human Rights Defenders Held for Three Years | Letter

Full PDF Version سوريا: يجب إخلاء سبيل المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان المحتجزين منذ 3 سنوات For Immediate Release Syria: Free Human Rights Defenders Held 3 Years Detained Arbitrarily, and Tortured (Geneva, February 16, 2015) – The Syrian government should immediately free the prominent … [Read more...]

Argentina: Responsibilities of the Government of Argentina in the Death of Prosecutor Alberto Nisman | Letter

Full PDF Version 7 February 2015 Alejandra Magdalena Gils Carbó Attorney General of Argentina Avenida de Mayo 760 Buenos Aires, B.A., Argentina Email agils@mfp.com.cr Dr. Julio Alak, Minister of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights: Sarmiento 329, C1041AAG … [Read more...]

LRWC Newsletter: January 2015 Edition

LRWC Action News | UN Human Rights Council | Education Events | LRWC Members Contributing Pro Bono in December and January | Make a Donation Full PDF Version   ACTION NEWS BAHRAIN Nabeel Rajab sentenced to six months in prison and free pending appeal. LRWC was one of 58 … [Read more...]

First Nations’ Rights Speaker Series: The Gap between Law and Practice – Cindy Blackstock: Justice for Children | Video

Cindy Blackstock: Justice for Children Pt.1 Cindy Blackstock: Justice for Children Pt.2 Cindy Blackstock: Justice for Children Pt.3 Cindy Blackstock: Justice for Children Pt.4 … [Read more...]

Philippines: The Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2015 | Petition

Full PDF Version Today - The Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2015 – the Signatory organizations call on the Aquino government to investigate and prevent the killings and harassment of lawyers in the Philippines. Number of killings and harassment At least 39 lawyers have been killed in … [Read more...]

Saudi Arabia: Waleed Abu al-Kair Sentenced to 15 Years in Jail | Letter

Full PDF Version Waleed Abu al-Khair, an internationally respected human rights lawyer who has acted for many victims of human rights abuses, arbitrary arrest, detention and conviction contravene Saudi Arabia’s international law obligations. Mr. Abu Al-Khair was convicted before the … [Read more...]