Publications
Myanmar: Need for an International Commission of Inquiry, and an Independent, Self-Governing Legal Profession | Joint Oral Statement to the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
13/03/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream (Starts at 1:59:39) MYANMAR: Commission of Inquiry into persecution of Rohingya needed - The joint statement of LRWC, the ICJ and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, supporting a Commission of Inquiry and called for a proper investigation of … [Read more...]
Colombia: Provide Effective Protection for Lawyers at Risk | Joint Letter
13/03/2017
Full PDF Version (Spanish) On 24 January lawyer Jhon Fredy Concha Valbuena was shot to death. On 1 February lawyer Jorge Enrique Belalcázar Gutierrez was shot and injured. Gutierrez had previously been denied protection measures by the National Protection Unit. In response to mounting violence … [Read more...]
Sudan: Immediately Release and Remedy Arbitrary Detention of Ms Tasneem Ahmed Taha El Zaki and Ms Nura Obeid Osman | Letter
09/03/2017
Full PDF Version Sudan: Ms Tasneem Ahmed Taha El Zaki, human rights lawyer and Ms Nura Obeid Osman, accountant have been detained since 27 December 2016 by the Sudanese Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) without charge or disclosure of the reasons for detention and are denied access to … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: LRWC and Others Nominate Waleed Abu al-Khair for the 2017 American Bar Association International Human Rights Award | Joint Letter
08/03/2017
Full PDF Version LRWC, the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers and the Union Internationale des Avocats joined to nominate imprisoned Saudi Arabian lawyer and human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair for the American Bar Association 2017 International Human Rights Award. The … [Read more...]
UN Side Event “The Independence of the Legal Profession” | UN Side Event
08/03/2017
Event Leaflet (PDF) On 16th March 2017, Lawyers for Lawyers, in partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, is organising a UN side event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. LRWC is co-sponsoring the event along with various other NGOs. The side event will focus on … [Read more...]
Cambodia: LRWC and ICJ Submit Amicus Brief in Appeal of Human Rights Defender Ny Chakrya
03/03/2017
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Khmer) The International Commission of Jurists and LRWC prepared an amicus brief for consideration by the Supreme Court of Cambodia in the appeal by Mr. Ny Chakrya from conviction (22 September 2016) under the Cambodia Criminal Code for: defamation … [Read more...]
The Right to Dissent: Now Available for Sale on Amazon | Press Release
03/03/2017
Full PDF Version (Press Release) Full PDF (Right to Dissent Guidebook) Friday, March 3, 2017 PRESS RELEASE Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Announces the Release of The Right to Dissent Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) has published The Right to Dissent: A Guide to International Law … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Oral Statement
27/02/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available Here (Starts at 56:03) Check Against Delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3 – Clustered Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and Special … [Read more...]
