Publications
China: Submissions to the Universal Periodic Review of China | Reports
06/03/2013
PDF of LRWC's submissions to the UPR of China LAWYERS FOR LAWYERS (L4L) AND LAWYERS’ RIGHTS WATCH CANADA (LRWC) JOINT UPR SUBMISSION – PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, MARCH 2013 1. Lawyers for Lawyers (hereinafter ‘L4L’) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (‘LRWC’) submit this report on the state of … [Read more...]
Canada: Robert Morales: Debunking the Doctrine of Discovery | Video
18/02/2013
Robert Morales: Debunking the Doctrine of Discovery: Colonial Excuse for the Seizure of Land and the Oppression of Peoples Medieval European law allowed a monarch to claim any land discovered by one of his subjects if it was occupied by non-Christians. In the 16th century, war against Native … [Read more...]
First Nations’ Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice – May 9, 2013
08/02/2013
Savage Anxieties - The Invention of Western Civilization Indigenous Rights and the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group case Thursday May 9, 2013, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Alice MacKay room of the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St. Savage Anxieties Powerpoint Presentation | Podcast Download … [Read more...]
9 May 2013 | Robert A. Williams: Savage Anxieties: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and the Not-So-Special Case of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group v. Canada
02/02/2013
Savage Anxieties: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and the Not-So-Special Case of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group v. Canada before the Inter-American Human Rights Commission Robert A. Williams Throughout the centuries, conquest, war, and unspeakable acts of racist violence and colonial dispossession … [Read more...]
Canada: The Campaign to Erode Aboriginal and Treaty Rights | Joint open letter
31/01/2013
Re: The Campaign to Erode Aboriginal and Treaty Rights To: Open Letter From: Endorsed by LRWC and numerous other experts and organizations Date: January 29, 2013 Please click here to view the PDF version. For almost 15 years, the federal Department of Justice has conducted a campaign to … [Read more...]
LRWC Newsletter: December 2012 – January 2013 Edition
30/01/2013
Please click here to view LRWC's December 2012-January 2013 Newsletter. In this issue: LRWC letters/statements Bangladesh: proposed law restricts NGOs and freedoms of assembly and expression contrary to ICCPR. Cameroon: LRWC calls for protection for lawyers and repeal of criminal … [Read more...]
Turkey: Mass Arrest of 15 Lawyers | Letter
29/01/2013
Mass Arrest of 15 Lawyers in Turkey Please click the following link to read LRWC and L4L's letter regarding the recent mass arrest of 15 lawyers in Turkey: Letter re: Mass Arrest.of Lawyers in Turkey (01.28.13) … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Mr. Le Quoc Quan | Joint letter
16/01/2013
Re: Mr. Le Quoc Quan To: H.E. Mr. Ha Hung Cuong, Minister of Justice From: Adrie van de Streek, Executive Director, Lawyers for Lawyers; Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: January 15, 2013 To view a PDF version, click here. The Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (‘Stichting … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake | Letter
16/01/2013
Re: Impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake To: President Mahinda Rajapakse From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: January 16, 2013 To view a PDF version, please click here. Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC)[1] is deeply alarmed by the motion passed today by the … [Read more...]
Cameroon: International obligations of Cameroon to protect lawyers and decriminalize homosexuality | Letter
16/01/2013
Re: International obligations of Cameroon to protect lawyers and decriminalize homosexuality To: Paul Biya, President; Philemon Yang, Prime Minister; Laurent Esso, Minister of Justice From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC; Marion Caussanel, LRWC Date: January 16, 2013 To view a PDF … [Read more...]
