Reports
Sri Lanka: Ensure measurable progress towards accountability | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
02/03/2026
Full .pdf joint statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: General debate Date: 2 March 2026 Speaker: Harini Sivalingam Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), and the International Bar Association’s … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: The Taliban Penal Code and Systemic Gender-Based Repression | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
26/02/2026
Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and the Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Date: 26 February 2026 Speaker: Rahima Toufan Oral … [Read more...]
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...]
