Publications

Human Rights Education integral to the realization of human rights: Oral Statement to the 20th Session of the Human Rights Council 18 June 2012

18/06/2012

18 June 2012 Item 2 General Debate Speaker: Ms. Catherine Morris. Oral Statement to the 20th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status Re: Human Rights Education as integral to the … [Read more...]

Pakistan: Plot to assassinate Asma Jahangir, human rights lawyer | Letter

15/06/2012

Asif Ali Zardari President's Secretariat Islamabad,Pakistan Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Prime Minister House Islamabad, Pakistan Fax: 011 92-51-9213780 011 92 51 922 1596 E-mail: secretary@cabinet.gov.pk Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani c/o Inter … [Read more...]

Sarah Morales: Cooperation or Conquest: Coast Salish Legal Traditions & the Canadian State | Video

05/06/2012

First Nations' Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice: A Series of Five Talks The 2011-2012 series was sponsored by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (HTG), Amnesty International and the Vancouver Public Library ALL TALKS IN THE SERIES: 1. Grace Woo: Ghost Dancing … [Read more...]

LRWC Newsletter May 2012

04/06/2012

NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations www.lrwc.org – lrwc@portal.ca – Tel: +1 604 738 0338 – Fax: +1 604 736 1175 LRWC Newsletter May 2012 Edition pdf version LRWC ACTION NEWS Bahrain – Al Khawaja stops hunger strike, … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE | Omar Khadr: Committee against Torture recommends transfer to Canada and redress for human rights violations

01/06/2012

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (CMLG) For Immediate Release Friday, June 01, 2012 (pdf version) Omar Khadr: Committee against Torture recommends transfer to Canada and redress for human rights violations The Committee against Torture … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE | Canada must prosecute any foreign national suspected of torture

01/06/2012

Immediate Release Friday, June 01, 2012 Canada must prosecute any foreign national suspected of torture (committed anywhere and against anyone) when the suspect enters Canada even temporarily, says Committee against Torture. The Committee against Torture (“Committee”), in an advance version of … [Read more...]

Groups call for apology from Prime Minister to UN Special Rapporteur on right to food: Open letter

30/05/2012

The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 By fax: 613-941-6900 By email: pm@pm.gc.ca May 30, 2012 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing this open letter to you as individuals and representatives … [Read more...]

Cambodia: Escalation of Serious Human Rights Violations by Government Authorities | Letter

30/05/2012

H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh,Kingdom of Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (c/o Council of Ministers) Email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh H.E. Sok An Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, Council for Legal and Judicial Reform Council of … [Read more...]

Cindy Blackstock: Remember the Children: What a landmark human rights case tells us about discrimination and justice in Canada | Video

25/05/2012

The Right to Know Our Rights: International law obligations to ensure international human rights education and training

17/05/2012

Order your hard copies ($20 each) by emailing info@lrwc.org. The Right to Know Our Rights outlines the international law obligations on States to ensure that everyone has access to education and training about their international human rights so that they develop sufficient facility to use … [Read more...]