Publications

LRWC Newsletter: May 2014 Edition

LRWC Action News | Trinity Western University (TWU) Accreditation | Education Events | UN Human Rights Council | LRWC Airmiles Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION NEWS Bahrain Nabeel Rajab, head of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights released after years in jail. Nabeel Rajab was released on … [Read more...]

Viet Nam: Failure to Comply with UPR Recommendations | Report

Full PDF Version Official UN Version Joint written statement by Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada[1] to the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Agenda Item 6 – UPR Outcomes, Viet Nam Viet Nam: Failure to Comply with UPR … [Read more...]

Thailand: Arbitrary Arrests and Incommunicado Detentions | Letter

Full PDF Version [typographical errata in pdf are corrected below] 28 May 2014 Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha Director, National Council for Peace and Order Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Army Rachadamnoen Nok Road, Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon, 10200 Bangkok, Thailand Dear General … [Read more...]

Colombia: Failure to Fulfill Duties in Response to Attacks on Lawyers | Report

Full PDF Version Official UN Version Colombia: Failure to fulfill duties in response to attacks on lawyers LRWC calls on the Human Rights Council to fulfill its duty to promote and protect the rule of law and fundamental rights and freedoms in Colombia by calling on Colombia to act … [Read more...]

Canada: The Shrinking Space for Dissent in Canada | Report

Full PDF Version Official UN Version Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) Contact: Gail Davidson lrwc@portal.ca Tel: +1 604 736 1175 Fax: +1 604 736 1170 Interactive Dialogue Agenda Item 3 – Freedom of Expression Written Statement by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada[1] to the 26th … [Read more...]

Bangladesh: Attempted Abduction and Intimidation of Mr. Mohammad Nur Khan | Letter

 Full PDF Version Monday, May 26, 2014 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, State Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry … [Read more...]

Iran: Wrongful Prosecution and Imprisonment of Lawyers | Report

Full PDF Version Official UN Version Iran: Wrongful Prosecution And Imprisonment Of Lawyers To the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Agenda Item 3 – Independence of Lawyers and Judges Written Statement Submitted Jointly by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, an NGO … [Read more...]

Canada: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada calls on Prime Minister and Minister of Justice to respect and ensure the independence of judiciary in Canada | Statement

Full .pdf version Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law internationally. LRWC is deeply troubled by recent, unwarranted attacks on Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). Prime Minister … [Read more...]

Pakistan: Murder of Rashid Rehman Khan and injury to Nadeem Parwaz and Afzal | Letter

Full PDF Version Wednesday, May 14, 2014 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 E-mail: secretary@cabinet.gov.pk; … [Read more...]

Event: Speaking Out on Human Rights: Debating Canada’s Human Rights System – 9 June 2014 | Poster

Full PDF Version Monday 9 June at 7 p.m. The Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level Central Library, 350 West Georgia Street Free! Seating is limited. The human rights system in Canada has been the object of sustained debate and vehement criticism, based largely on … [Read more...]