Publications
Southeast Asia: Human Rights Crisis Involving Rohingya People and Other Migrants in the Indian Ocean | Letter to the Government of Canada
02/06/2015
Full PDF Version Also see statement on systematic violations of internationally protected rights of Rohingya and other migrants 2 June 2015 The Honourable Robert Nicholson, PC, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs The Honourable Ed Fast, PC, MP, Minister of International Trade The … [Read more...]
LRWC Newsletter: April – May 2015 Edition
01/06/2015
Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION NEWS and UPDATES ARGENTINA The ongoing investigation into the untimely demise of Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman, charged with investigating the 1994 AMIA bombings, is set to take yet another turn. Prosecutor Viviana Fein is poised to release her report on … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Nomination of Waleed Abu Al-khair for the 2015 IBA Human Rights Award
30/05/2015
Nomination Form | Waleed Abu Al-Khair's CV The Registrar IBA Human Rights Award 2015 Via e-mail: hr@int-bar.org Friday, May 29, 2015 Re: Nomination of Waleed Abu Al-khair for the 2015 IBA Human Rights Award Nominators Lawyers for Lawyers P.O. Box 71 1007 JC AMSTERDAM The … [Read more...]
CSO Joint Statement to the 3rd Session of the Working Group on the Right To Peace, 20 April 2015
29/05/2015
Full PDF Version This joint statement requests that the Working Group initiate a real negotiation of the future Declaration of the United Nations on the Human Right to Peace, taking into account its essential elements, as developed both by the Advisory Committee Declaration of 2012 and the Santiago … [Read more...]
Colombia: Inadmissible Accusations against Human Rights Defender | Joint Statement
28/05/2015
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Spanish) LRWC and 21 other international human rights organizations LRWC published a joint statement expressing concern about social media attacks against well known human rights lawyer José Humberto Torres and calling on state officials to … [Read more...]
Southeast Asia: Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean, 29 May 2015 | Open letter to delegates
28/05/2015
| Open Letter to Delegations: Full pdf document | A Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean is to be held 29 May 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. Senior officials from the following States are expected to attend: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, … [Read more...]
Burma: Human Rights Crisis Involving Rohingya People and Other Migrants in the Indian Ocean | Letter to Australian Government
28/05/2015
Full PDF Version Representatives of 17 states will attend the 'Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean' in Bangkok on Friday 29 May 2015 to address the human rights crisis facing Rohingy people and other migrants at risk in the Indian Ocean. LRWC requests the Autralian Government … [Read more...]
Southeast Asia: Systematic violations of the internationally protected rights of Rohingya and other migrants is costing lives and must be stopped | Statement
26/05/2015
| full pdf version | | Open Letter to Other States | Letter to Australia | Letter to Canada | Statement 26 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law through advocacy, education and research. LRWC is an NGO in … [Read more...]
CSO Joint Statement: Report of the 3rd Session of the Working Group on the Right to Peace, 25 May 2015
25/05/2015
Full PDF Version This joint statement request the Council: To extend the mandate of the Working Group on the Right to Peace. To invite the Working Group to renew the negotiation of the future Declaration of the United Nations on the Human Right to Peace, taking into account its essential … [Read more...]
Thailand: Trials of civilians in military courts violate international fair trial rights: Judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders | Statement
25/05/2015
Full PDF document (English) LRWC แถลงการณ์การไต่สวนคดีต่อพลเรือนในศาลทหาร ละเมิดสิทธิสากลว่าด้วยการพิจารณาคดีที่เป็นธรรม (Thai translation by Cross Cultural Foundation, Thailand Statement 25 May 2015 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights … [Read more...]
