Statements
Canada: Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Criticisms of Gaza Inquiry are Misleading | Statement
25/08/2014
Full PDF Version [typographical corrections are in square brackets] Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird’s statements slamming recent decisions on Gaza by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) are one-sided and distort the truth. On 11 August 2014, the Minister called the HRC’s decisions on … [Read more...]
Thailand: Arbitrary detention & enforced disappearance: LRWC calls for restoration of democratic rule & human rights protections | Statement
20/06/2014
Full PDF Version Thailand: Systematic violations of international human rights including arbitrary detention, suspected enforced disappearance, removal of independent judicial oversight Statement 20 June 2014 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is a committee of Canadian lawyers who … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council: UPR Outcomes: China | Statement
22/03/2014
Full .pdf document Check Against Delivery Date: 19 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda Item 6 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regular Session - Oral Statement Item 6: UPR Outcomes: China Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to 25th Session of UN Human Rights Council: Concerns about the independence of lawyers in Myanmar | Statement
17/03/2014
full .pdf version Date: 17 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda Item 4 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Mr. Tomas Ojea Quintana Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) & Lawyers … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Situation of Lawyers in Iran and independence of the legal profession remain precarious | Statement
17/03/2014
full .pdf version Date: 17 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda item 4 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) & Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), non-governmental organizations in special … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Human Rights Defenders under threat in Bangladesh and Cambodia | Statement
10/03/2014
Full pdf version Date: 10 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda Item 3 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) & Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), non-governmental organizations in special … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Statement Regarding the Matter of Mr. Le Quoc Quan: Violation of Rights to Pre-Trial Release | Statement
21/11/2013
Full PDF English Version | Full Word English Version Full PDF Vietnamese Version Introduction Mr. Le Quoc Quan, a qualified lawyer, active blogger and human rights defender, is currently arbitrarily detained by the Government of Viet Nam due to having exercised his right to freedom of … [Read more...]
Cambodia: YORM Bopha: Submission to the Cambodia Supreme Court
19/11/2013
Khmer version .PDF | English version .PDF H.E. Dith Munty President , Supreme Court of Cambodia Sothearos Road Sangkat Chaktomouk, Khan Daun Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia Amicus Brief re: YORM Bopha: Submission to the Cambodia Supreme Court Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council 24th Session
26/09/2013
Full pdf version Date: September 26, 2013 Check Against Delivery Agenda Item 2 & 10 General Debate Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Thank you Mr. President, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada wishes to thank Madam High Commissioner Pillay for her oral report on her recent visit to Sri … [Read more...]
