Reports
Colombia: Interim Report of the International Delegation of Jurists to Colombia (Caravana) | Report
01/10/2016
Full PDF Version International Delegation of Jurists to Colombia August 20-28, 2016: Interim Report 30 September 2016 by Heather Neun After many decades of war, the Colombian government and the main guerilla group known as FARC reached a final and comprehensive peace agreement on August … [Read more...]
Turkey: Amicus Brief in the Case of Ayşe Acinikli and Ramazan Demir
12/09/2016
Full PDF Version (English) Full PDF Version (Turkish) LRWC and the Law Society of England and Wales prepared an amicus brief (in Turkish and English) for submission to the Constitutional Court of Turkey in the case of human rights lawyers Ayşe Acinikli and Ramazan Demir. The brief … [Read more...]
Cambodia: International Law Duties to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations | Report
18/08/2016
Full PDF Version | Full Word Version Cambodia: The Duty to Investigate outlines international law and principles on the State duty to effectively investigate and remedy violations of the internationally protected right to life. These laws and principles support the recent call by five UN Special … [Read more...]
Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Decision of Law Society of Upper Canada – Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada (2016 ONCA 518) | Case Summary
01/08/2016
On 29 June 2016, the OCA handed down its decision in Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada (2016 ONCA 518). Justice MacPherson, with both other judges agreeing, rejected TWU’s appeal, finding the original decision of the LSUC to have been made reasonably. Gavin Magrath presented … [Read more...]
Thailand: Amicus Curiae Brief in the Case of Andy Hall | Amicus Brief
26/07/2016
Full PDF (English) | Full PDF Version (Thai) ภาษาไทย: LRWC and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) prepared submissions to the court in criminal defamation proceedings by the Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. against human rights defender, Andy Hall, for his research on violations of labour rights … [Read more...]
Canada: The Case for Replacing the 2002 Legal Services Society Act – Part II: A Call to Action | Article
04/07/2016
Full PDF Version "The Case for Replacing the 2002 Legal Services Society Act - Part II: A Call to Action" appears in the July 2016 edition of the Advocate (74 Advocate 529). This article was authored by the Honourable M. Anne Rowles and Connor Bildfell. A full PDF of this article is available … [Read more...]
Canada: The Case for Replacing the 2002 Legal Services Society Act – Part I: Tracking the Trajectory of Legal Aid in BC | Article
29/06/2016
Full PDF Version "The Case for Replacing the 2002 Legal Services Society Act - Part I: Tracking the Trajectory of Legal Aid in British Columbia" appears in the May 2016 edition of the Advocate (74 Advocate 355). This article was authored by the Honourable M. Anne Rowles and Connor Bildfell. A full … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Lawyers and the Rule of Law on Trial: Sedition in Malaysia
07/06/2016
Full PDF Version LAWYERS AND THE RULE OF LAW ON TRIAL: SEDITION IN MALAYSIA An analysis of Malaysia’s Sedition Act Prepared by Gail Davidson, Tami Friesen and Michael Jackson, Q.C. for LAWYERS RIGHTS WATCH CANADA Excerpt The Sedition Act seeks to limit and control … [Read more...]
LRWC Annual Report 2015
10/03/2016
Full PDF Version Table of Contents Executive Director’s Message 2 United Nations Participation 3 Universal Period Review 4 UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 4 UN Working Group on the Right to Peace 4 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 5 Nomination of UN Special Mandate … [Read more...]
Canada: Factum of the Intervener LRWC – TWU vs LSUC
25/02/2016
Full PDF Version LRWC filed a factum as intervener in the Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada and the Attorney General of Canada case before the Ontario Court of Appeal on 25 February 2016. The Factum was prepared by LRWC members Gail Davidson, Lois Leslie, Gavin Magrath and … [Read more...]
