Attacks on lawyers in China, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Turkey | Joint Oral Statement to the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council
01/07/2019
Live stream video, Chapter 46, 01:25:11, Full .pdf statement Item: Item 3: General Debate Date: 1 July 2019 Speaker: Ms. Hélène Ramos dos Santos Oral Statement to the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada … [Read more...]
China: Human Rights in China – Strengthening Calls for Accountability | Event
26/06/2019
Thursday 27 June, 12-1pm, Room XXVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva Co-sponsored by Human Rights Watch, International Service for Human Rights, Law Council of Australia, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute, Lawyers for Lawyers, and Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Download the flyer … [Read more...]
China: Joint Statement to the 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Joint Statement
24/06/2019
Live video stream, Chapter 53, 01:57:07 Full PDF Lawyers for Lawyers Co-sponsors: International Bar Association, ISHR, Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada Joint statement under Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers and the Independent … [Read more...]
European Union: Ensure the independence & integrity of the International Criminal Court | Letter
26/04/2019
Full PDF Version On 26 April 2019, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) wrote a letter to the European Union (EU) urging immediate steps by the EU and each EU member State to safeguard the independence and integrity of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to ensure access to remedies … [Read more...]
Stop US threats against the International Criminal Court and its Prosecutor | Press release
16/04/2019
See full PDF press release Stop US threats against the International Criminal Court and its Prosecutor Immediate Release 16 April 2019 - Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) today denounced a new United States (US) threat against the International Criminal Court (ICC), the latest in a series of … [Read more...]
Canada’s need to Respond to threats & reprisal by USA against the International Criminal Court and its Prosecutor
12/04/2019
Full PDF Version 12 April 2019 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs 111 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 E-mail: chrystia.freeland@international.gc.ca Dear Minister, Re: Threats & reprisal by USA against the International Criminal Court and its … [Read more...]
USA: Threats and reprisal by USA against the International Criminal Court and its Prosecutor | Letter
09/04/2019
Full PDF version 9 April 2019 President Donald J. Trump President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 The Honorable John R. Bolton, National Security Advisor United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Joint Statement to the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Saudi Arabia | Joint Statement
28/03/2019
Full PDF Version Loujain Al-Hathloul (left), Aziza Al-Yousef, Eman Al-Nafjan, Samar Badawi (right) Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs Email: chrystia.freeland@parl.gc.ca House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Maryam Monsef, Minister of … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Waleed Abu al-Khair Update | WGAD
27/03/2019
Full PDF Version Waleed Abu al-Khair of Saudi Arabia LRWC provided the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention with an update of the situation of imprisoned lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair. The Working Group in its 4 July 2018 Opinion concluded there was no legal justification for the arrest, … [Read more...]
United States: Threats by the USA against the International Criminal Court | Letter to the Canadian government
26/03/2019
Full PDF Version International Criminal Court Photo credit: Human Rights Watch 25 March, 2019 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs 111 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 E-mail: chrystia.freeland@international.gc.ca Dear Minister Freeland, Re: … [Read more...]
