Publications
LRWC Newsletter: July-August 2013 Edition
03/09/2013
LRWC Action News | UN Human Rights Council Meeting | Canada in the News | New: Donate or Collect Airmiles for LRWC Full PDF Version LRWC ACTION NEWS Bahrain Ceartas Irish Lawyers for Human Rights sent a letter calling on the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland to withdraw … [Read more...]
Canadian Jurisprudence Regarding the Right to Legal Aid | Report
02/09/2013
Full PDF Version Canadian Jurisprudence Regarding the Right to Legal Aid Prepared by Erika Heinrich, B.Com., J.D. Introduction: 1. In recent years, the decline of legal aid funding in Canada[1] has renewed interest in access to justice and whether there is a constitutional right to … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Response to Government of Viet Nam’s comments concerning the Petition filed on behalf of Mr Le Quoc Quan
02/09/2013
Full PDF Version TO: UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION Mr. Malick Sow (Senegal) Ms. Shaheen Ali (Pakistan) Mr. Vladimir Tochilovsky (Ukraine) Mr. Roberto Garretón (Chile) Mr. Mads Andenas (Norway) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY in the … [Read more...]
Colombia: Paramilitaries Threaten Trade Unionists and Human Rights Defenders | Letter
27/08/2013
Full PDF Version August 23, 2013 President Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia Palacio de Nariño Carrera 8 No.7-26 Bogotá, Colombia Fax: 011 57 1 596 0631 & Mail Rafael Pardo Rueda Minister of Labor Calle 14 No. 99-33 Bogotá, Colombia Dear President Santos and … [Read more...]
Prisoners’ Right to Medical Treatment | Report
26/08/2013
Full PDF Version Prisoners’ Right to Medical Treatment International Law Provisions By Grace Cheung Prisoners have a right to receive medical treatment. By arresting and detaining a person, a State takes full responsibility at international law for providing health care to ensure … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender Mr. Kuch Veng | Letter
15/08/2013
This letter follows up on our letters of 23 May 2013 and 22 July 2013 concerning Mr. Kuch Veng. On 19 May 2013, Mr Kuch Veng, a land rights activist, community forestry leader and member of the Community Peace Network, was arrested by four police officers at Kbal Trach commune, Krako district, … [Read more...]
United States: International law duty to release Lynne Stewart for medical treatment | Letter
14/08/2013
LRWC writes a letter to Mr. Eric Holder, the US Attorney General, and Mr. Charles E. Samuels Jr., Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to highlight the legal duty of the United States, under international law, to ensure that Lynne Stewart is released immediately for the treatment recommended … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Regarding the Arbitrary Detention of Yorm Bopha | Petition
12/08/2013
Full PDF Version EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Petition requests the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to render an Opinion that the arrest and detention of Ms. Yorm Bopha, amounts to arbitrary detention. Ms. Yorm Bopha is a human rights defender. She is a resident of the … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: Arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan | Letter
12/08/2013
Full PDF Version Monday, August 12, 2013 Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, Gona Bhaban, Old Sangsad Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 8113243, Email: info@pmo.gov.bd Mr. Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, Minister for Home Affairs, Ministry of Home … [Read more...]
Turkey: Call for the Release of 15 Lawyers and One Journalist Arbitrarily Detained | Letter
02/08/2013
Full PDF Version Wednesday, August 2, 2013 Mr. Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey Cumhurbaskanligi 06100 Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 312 468 5026 Email: cumhurbaskanligi@tccb.gov.tr Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey Office of the Prime Minister Basbakanlik 06573 Ankara, … [Read more...]
