Lawyers Under Siege: The Situation of Lawyers in the Russian Federation and in Exile | Side event at UN Human Rights Council, 23 September 2026
17/09/2026
Side event pdf Flyer Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is one of the co-sponsors of a side event to be held in conjunction with the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. “Lawyers Under Siege: The Situation of Lawyers in the Russian Federation and in Exile,” is scheduled for Wednesday, 23 … [Read more...]
China’s continued failure to ensure fair trials and protect lawyers | Joint oral statement to the Human Rights Council 63rd session
15/09/2026
Full pdf joint statement | UN WebTV at 03:12:22 | Transcript available on UN website Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Date: 14 September 2026 Speaker: Harini Sivalingam Oral Statement to the 63rd Session of the … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka must be held accountable for mass graves in Chemmani | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council, 63rd session
08/09/2026
Full pdf joint statement statement | See video on UN WebTV at 01:24:50 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: General debate 7 September 2026 Speaker: Harini Sivalingam Oral Statement to the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and the … [Read more...]
China fails to deliver on UN commitments to protect lawyers | Joint mid-term report to the UN Universal Periodic Review of China
03/09/2026
Full pdf joint report Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada has joined The Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), and the Asian Lawyers Network (ALN) in a report to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights … [Read more...]
Defending Justice: A call to reject the United States’ Campaign Against the ICC | CICC Statement
17/07/2026
See the statement on the CICC website. LRWC is a member of the CICC. 17 JULY 2026 Author: Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) condemns in the strongest term possible the US administration’s newest … [Read more...]
Iran: Escalating attacks on lawyers defending human rights | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
26/06/2026
Full .pdf joint statement | Watch video on UN WebTV at 02:27:30 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers Date: 25 June 2026 Speaker: Paria Saremi Oral Statement to the 62nd Session of the UN Human … [Read more...]
Chilling effects of digital surveillance on human rights defenders | Joint oral statement to the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
23/06/2026
Full pdf Joint Statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 01:12:27 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Date: 23 June 2026 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement … [Read more...]
LRWC and the United Nations | Report of Activities January through April 2026
01/05/2026
Full pdf report LRWC and the United Nations January to April 2026 From January to April 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Committee, UN ECOSOC (Committee on NGOs), UN Human Rights Council Special Procedures, and the UN Human … [Read more...]
United States: Resume cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
23/03/2026
Full pdf oral statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 6: General Debate Date: 23 March 2026 Speaker: Joseph Doyle Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Bar Association, NGOs … [Read more...]
Iran: Grave risks to lawyers and prisoners of conscience amid armed conflict | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
23/03/2026
Full pdf joint statement Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General Debate 16 March 2026 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, … [Read more...]
