Statements
Groups call for apology from Prime Minister to UN Special Rapporteur on right to food: Open letter
30/05/2012
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 By fax: 613-941-6900 By email: pm@pm.gc.ca May 30, 2012 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing this open letter to you as individuals and representatives … [Read more...]
Canada: Situation of Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay Prison: Oral Statement to UNHRC
24/03/2012
UNHRC: Situation of Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay Prison, LRWC oral statement March 2012 by LRWC … [Read more...]
Spain: Prosecution of Judge Garzon for Malfeasance: Oral Statement to UNHRC
09/03/2012
View PDF: UNHRC: Prosecution of Judge Garzon for malfeasance - LRWC oral statement March 2012 Organization: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada Item: General Dialogue Speaker: Gail Davidson Re: Special Rapporteur on Torture, Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances and Working Group on … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Human Rights Abuses: Statement made at Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 27 February 2012
27/02/2012
Sri Lanka: Statement at Interactive Dialogue 27 February 2012 See full statement … [Read more...]
Spain: Joint Statement on the acquittal of Judge Garzon in Spain | Joint press release
27/02/2012
View PDF: Joint Statement on the acquittal of Judge Garzon in Spain by LRWC and other groups View PDF: Statement in Spanish. Human Rights Groups Welcome Spanish Court’s Decision to Acquit Judge Baltasar Garzón and Call on Spain to secure effectively the right to truth, justice, and reparation … [Read more...]
Canada: Statement to the Human Rights Council on the situation of Omar Khadr in Guantánamo Bay Prison
13/02/2012
1. This statement is a follow-up of the: September/08/2008 report by LRWC and 40 other NGOs and individuals to the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights for consideration on the Universal Periodic Review of Canada; the February/15/2010 LRWC statement to the Council; and, the … [Read more...]
Thailand: Trials of Somyot & Chiranuch
10/02/2012
Thailand: Trials of Somyot & Chiranuch - Letter from LRWC, obs, CRD, Forum-Asia, Protection International, Clean Clothes Campaign … [Read more...]
Spain: Joint statement on the trial of Judge Garzon
19/01/2012
Spain: Joint statement on the trial of Judge Garzon by LRWC, Human Rights Watch, Center for Constitutional Rights, et al. Spanish version. … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Revise or Abandon Draft NGO Law | Joint Press Release
22/12/2011
full statement PDF Joint Statement by Human Rights Watch, Global Witness, Freedom House, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Article 19, Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), Civil Rights Defenders, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Centre for Law and Democracy, … [Read more...]
