Publications

Cameroon: Alice Nkom, Michel Togue and Saskia Ditisheim under threat

16/11/2012

LRWC is deeply concerned by the broad policy established in Cameroon against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. We urge repeal of the current Cameroon Penal Code provisions that criminalize “sexual relations with a person of the same sex” and punishes such acts with a penalty … [Read more...]

Viet Nam: Ongoing Detention of Mr Le Cong Dinh | Letter

16/11/2012

Mr. Le Cong Dinh is a prominent and highly respected human rights lawyer in Viet Nam. On 13 June 2009, security forces from the Ministry of Public Security arrested Mr. Dinh and raided and searched his home and office. He was arrested for “conducting propaganda against the State” under Article 88 of … [Read more...]

Statement re: Failure to provide Kurdish translators in ongoing trial of 46 lawyers in Turkey

15/11/2012

On November 6, 2012, LRWC and numerous other NGOs released a statement regarding the ongoing trial of 46 Kurdish lawyers in Turkey, which commenced in July 2012. The contributors to the statement expressed grave concern over the Court's continuing refusal to provide Kurdish language translators for … [Read more...]

Costa Rica: Harassment of environmental defenders by means of legal proceedings

08/11/2012

Re: Harassment of environmental defenders by means of legal proceedings To: Laura Chinchilla Miranda, Presidente de la República; Fernando Ferraro Castro; Ministro de Justicia y Paz From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC; Marion Caussanel, LRWC Date: Novemeber 8. 2012 We write on behalf … [Read more...]

Iran: Call for the release of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

08/11/2012

Re: Call for the release of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh To: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Republic; Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, Head of the Judiciary From: Hugh Gwillim, LRWC Date: October 26, 2012 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) calls for the immediate … [Read more...]

LRWC Newsletter: October 2012

05/11/2012

LRWC Action News | UN Participation | Upcoming Event | Important Decision | In the News Click here for PDF version with photos LRWC ACTION NEWS Colombia On October 26, 2012, Lawyers for Lawyers and LRWC sent a joint letter in Spanish to Mr. Germán Vargas Lleras, Colombian Minister of the … [Read more...]

Canada: Implementation of CERD and CAT recommendations regarding murders and disappearances of Aboriginal women and girls | Report

04/11/2012

LRWC, together with the BC CEDAW group, made submissions in February to CERD on violence against Aboriginal women and girls. CERD published its Concluding Observations on Canada 9 March 2012. In response to a request from the Department of Canadian Heritage, LRWC and BC CEDAW provided a further … [Read more...]

Canada: The Omar Khadr Case: Implementing the Recommendations of the Committee against Torture

04/11/2012

LRWC recently provided a report to Continuing Committee of Officials on Human Rights (CCOHR) on the implementation of recommendations by CAT in reference to Canada’s handling of the Omar Khadr case. In April LRWC and ICLMG filed a joint report with the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) highlighting … [Read more...]

Haiti: Recent threats to Mr. Mario Joseph, Mr. Newton St-Juste and Mr. André Michel

26/10/2012

Click here to read the full letter (pdf). Ministre de la Justice et de la Securité Publique Jean Renel Sanon 18 avenue Charles Summer Port-au-Prince, Haïti 26 October 2012 Re: Recent threats to Mr. Mario Joseph, Mr. Newton St-Juste and Mr. André Michel Monsieur le Ministre / Dear … [Read more...]

Colombia: Amenazas de muerte contra abogados Jorge Molano y German Romero