Protection of human rights as a foundational pillar of the United Nations | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2026
Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 1:41:34 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 5: General Debate 24 September 2026 Speaker: Catherine Morris Joint Oral Statement to the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the … [Read more...]
United States: Executive interference with independence of immigration judges | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
22/09/2026
Full .pdf Joint Statement | Statement on UN WebTV at 02:09:20 (pinpoint time may change) Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General Debate 21 September 2026 Speaker: Gavin Magrath Joint Oral Statement to the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Russia: Escalating attacks on jurists and human rights defenders including transnational repression | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
21/09/2026
Full .pdf joint oral video statement | See the text of the statement on the UN website| See the video on UN WebTV at 51:37 Also see the Special Rapporteur's report to the Human Rights Council A/HRC/63/60 in English and русский (Russian) and a 22 September 2026 press conference (English) with the … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
