Publications

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

19/09/2012

Re: Demand for the release of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh To: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei; Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani From: Hugh Gwillim, Barrister and Solicitor Date: September 12, 2012 Lawyers’ Rights Watch of Canada (LRWC) demands the immediate and unconditional release of … [Read more...]

Canada: Oral Statement | Access to Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls: 21st Session of the Human Rights Council

18/09/2012

Recently, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed concerns about the extreme levels of violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls in Canada and also recommended improved access to justice as part of a remedy. In spite of these recommendations, lack of equal … [Read more...]

Bahrain: Release of Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and others arbitrarily convicted

14/09/2012

Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada is gravely concerned at the prison terms imposed on Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, as well as the authorities’ continuous repression against other human rights defenders in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Read the full letter here (pdf). … [Read more...]

Colombia: Amenaza en contra de MARTHA DÍAZ, COLEMAD y AFUSODO

14/09/2012

LRWC tuvo dos representantes que participaron en la Tercera Caravana Colombiana de Juristas de 2012: Justice Carol Huddart (jueza) y Heather Neun (abogada). Dado su participación y presencia en el pais, LRWC esta altamente preocupado por la seguridad de los integrantes y sus familiares del Colectivo … [Read more...]

Oral Statement | Call to Condemn Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders: 21st Session of the Human Rights Council

13/09/2012

Despite several calls for action, a number of states continue to engage in reprisals against human rights defenders– among these countries are Bahrain, Malawi, Sri Lanka and Sudan. Read the full statement here (pdf). … [Read more...]

Burma: Lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min | Letter

07/09/2012

In October 28, 2008, lawyer Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min was accused of engaging in an offence described as contempt of court / disrupting judicial servants while defending clients in a criminal proceeding. The alleged criminal act involved Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min's refusal to make his clients face the court after … [Read more...]

Canada: Use of Torture-tainted information / Utilisation d’information obtenue par la torture

06/09/2012

A dozen leading advocacy, human rights and civil liberties organisations have called on the Canadian government to immediately direct their agencies to stop using any information that may have been extracted through torture. Click here to read the letter in English. Clickez ici pour lire la … [Read more...]

LRWC Newsletter: August 2012

03/09/2012

LRWC Action News | Upcoming Events | UN Human Rights Council | International Delegation of Lawyers to Colombia | Notable US Law Suit | Publications Click here for the pdf version with photos LRWC ACTION NEWS Cambodia Mam Sonando - LRWC, the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), the … [Read more...]

Omar Khadr, Oh Canada | Vancouver, 19 September 2012

01/09/2012

See the video of this event -------------------- Wednesday September 19, 7:00 p.m. Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level Central Library, 350 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC Admission is free. Seating is limited. Omar Khadr’s imprisonment in Guantanamo raises disturbing questions for … [Read more...]

Side Event: Human Rights in the Philippines | September 20, 2012, Palais des Nations, Geneva