Reports

Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2026: The situation of lawyers in the United States | Report and petition

18/01/2026

See the full report .pdf: English | Russian | Italian See the program and speakers list at the press conference held 22 January 2025. Statement and Petition Based on the Report of the International Coalition for the Day of the Endangered Lawyer – 2026 (United States of America) See statement in … [Read more...]

LRWC activities at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC, December 2025 | Report

12/12/2025

Full pdf report LRWC activities at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court The Hague, Netherlands 1 to 6 December 2025 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) sent two delegates to the 24th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the … [Read more...]

No Defence: A Report on the Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran

01/12/2025

Full report pdf Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada has endorsed the November 2025 special report, entitled, No Defence: A Report on the Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran, by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute and the the Centre for Supporters of Human … [Read more...]

Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th Session | Report

31/10/2025

Full pdf report LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th Session 8 September to 8 October 2025 During the 60th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, 8 September to 8 October 2025, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) led the drafting and delivery of eight oral … [Read more...]

Cambodia: Further deterioration of the rule of law | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council

03/10/2025

Full pdf joint statement See full debate video on UN WebTV at 44:27. LRWC joint statement at 1:50:47. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Date: 3 October … [Read more...]

United States: Halt sanctions against Council Special Procedures, ICC jurists and human rights defenders | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council

25/09/2025

Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 2:44:24 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5: General Debate Date: 25 September 2025 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the … [Read more...]

Iran: Crackdown on human rights since the June 2025 ceasefire between Iran and Israel | Joint Statement to the Human Rights Council

23/09/2025

Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 1:25:23 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General debate Date: 23 September 2025 Speaker: Paria Saremi Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), and … [Read more...]

“Seismic decline” in Russia’s human rights situation | Joint statement to UN Human Rights Council

22/09/2025

Full pdf joint statement | Watch the full debate on UN WebTV starting at 14:00. See LRWC statement at 01:37:36. Also see IBAHRI separate statement (co-sponsored by LRWC) at 1:27:52 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on … [Read more...]

Protecting Environmental Lawyers: Advancing Climate Justice | Side event, UN Human Rights Council 22 September 2025

19/09/2025

Poster: PDF | PNG Protecting Environmental Lawyers: Advancing Climate Justice Side event, UN Human Rights Council, Geneva 22 September 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (CET) (5 am Eastern time). Watch the event online. Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is co-sponsoring a side event at the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]

China: Systematic arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances of human rights lawyers and defenders | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council