Publications
Pakistan: LRWC welcomes Supreme Court decision in Chaudhry case
08/05/2007
Cara Gibbons MAY 8, 2007: (Update to LRWC statements of March 19 and April 27, 2007) LRWC welcomes the May 7, 2007 decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to stay the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) in camera consideration of allegations against Chief Justice Chaudhry. LRWC looks forward to a … [Read more...]
China: Mr. Tan Kai: harassment and wrongful conviction and imprisonment |
07/05/2007
Re: Mr. Tan Kai: harassment and wrongful conviction and imprisonment To: President Hu Jintao, People’s Republic of China From: Coller Levine, LRWC Date: 2007-05-07 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) is a committee of Canadian lawyers providing support internationally to advocates … [Read more...]
Dr. Riyadh Lafta, epidemiologist, Professor
03/05/2007
Re: Dr. Riyadh Lafta, epidemiologist, Professor To: Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq and others From: Charles B. Davison, Barrister and Solicitor, Gail Davidson, Executive Director LRWC Date: 2007-05-03 LRWC is concerned that Dr. Riyadh Lafta may be … [Read more...]
Dr. Riyadh Lafta, epidemiologist, Professor
03/05/2007
Re: Dr. Riyadh Lafta, epidemiologist, Professor To: Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq and others From: Charles B. Davison, Barrister and Solicitor; Gail Davidson, Executive Director LRWC Date: 2007-05-03 LRWC is concerned that Dr. Riyadh Lafta may be … [Read more...]
Concern about Restricted Access to Lawyers for Guantanamo Detainees
30/04/2007
Re: Concern about Restricted Access to Lawyers for Guantanamo Detainees To: USA Department of Justice From: Gail Davidson Date: 2007-04-30 LRWC is writing to express concern about submissions made by the Department of Justice in Bismullah v. Rumsfeld (06-1197), et. al before the United … [Read more...]
Guantánamo Bay
30/04/2007
Re: Guantánamo Bay To: Darlene Kavka From: To Whom it may concern Date: 2007-04-30 As a member of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, and a member in good standing of the Law Society of British Columbia, I find the prospect of not responding to the most recent application by the United … [Read more...]
Thailand: Mrs. Angkhana Wongrachen, wife of Mr. Somchai Neelpaphaijit
11/04/2007
Re: Mrs. Angkhana Wongrachen, wife of Mr. Somchai Neelpaphaijit To: General Surayud Chulanont, Interim Prime Minister; and others From: Gail Davidson, Director, LRWC Date: 2007-04-11 LRWC is very concerned about reports of continuing threats against Mrs. Angkhana Wongrachen, wife of Mr. … [Read more...]
OPEN SOCIETY JUSTICE INITIATIVE (OSJI) – Lawyer and pro-democracy activist
06/04/2007
Information received indicates the Royal Government of Cambodia has threatened to expel the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) from the country or to revoke staff visas. OSJI is an international US-based organization that pursues law reform activities grounded in the protection of human rights. … [Read more...]
Re: Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI)
06/04/2007
Re: Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) To: Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister; and others From: C. Morris, BA, LLB, LLM, Cambodia Country Monitor, LRWC Date: 2007-04-06 We have received information concerning the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI), a US-based international … [Read more...]
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
26/03/2007
Bio: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (born 12 December 1948) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 2005 to 2007. Since taking office in June 2005 for an eight-year term, Chief Justice Chaudhry worked overtime to tackle a backlog of cases at the Supreme Court. He also is reported … [Read more...]
