States Must Ensure Independent Judiciary | Joint Oral Statement to the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
16/06/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available Here (Chapter 1, at 04:34) The following statement was delivered by Laure Elmaleh of the International Bar Association, on behalf of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and other NGOs. United Nations Human Rights Council 35th Regular Session 06 June to … [Read more...]
Accountability for Non-Complying Council Members, China and Saudi Arabia | Oral Statement to the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council
14/06/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 20 - starts at 35:50) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3 – General Debate Date: 12 June 2017 Speaker: Mr. Joseph … [Read more...]
Thailand, Afghanistan: Victims of Trafficking | Oral Statement to the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council
12/06/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available Here (starts at 2:03:00) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3 – Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children Date: 9 June … [Read more...]
Accountability for Non-Complying Council Members China, Egypt, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia | Oral Statement to the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
07/06/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available Here (starts at 38:50) … [Read more...]
Canada: Statement to the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises | Statement
05/06/2017
Full PDF Version Organization: Lawyers Rights Watch Canada Speakers: Part 1: Gail Davidson Part 2: Catherine Morris Date: Monday 29 May 2017 Re: Visit to Canada of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Report on Viet Nam’s failure to implement 2014 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Recommendations | Joint Report
12/05/2017
Full PDF Version Report on Viet Nam's failure to implement 2014 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations. Viet Nam accepted recommendations to ensure: access to legal counsel; freedom of expression rights; and, a favourable working environment of human rights defenders and lawyers. The … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Response to Submissions Made by Government of Viet Nam in the Matter of Nguyễn Văn Đài | UN WGAD Petition
18/04/2017
Full PDF Version In the Matter of NGUYỄN VĂN ĐÀI: On 17 April 2017 NGOs petitioning for the release of imprisoned Vietnamese lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài, filed a response to submissions made by Viet Nam on 6 April in reply to the petition filed by the petitioners on 25 November with the UN Working Group … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Need for an International Commission of Inquiry, and an Independent, Self-Governing Legal Profession | Joint Oral Statement to the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
13/03/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream (Starts at 1:59:39) MYANMAR: Commission of Inquiry into persecution of Rohingya needed - The joint statement of LRWC, the ICJ and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, supporting a Commission of Inquiry and called for a proper investigation of … [Read more...]
UN Side Event “The Independence of the Legal Profession” | UN Side Event
08/03/2017
Event Leaflet (PDF) On 16th March 2017, Lawyers for Lawyers, in partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales, is organising a UN side event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. LRWC is co-sponsoring the event along with various other NGOs. The side event will focus on … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Oral Statement
27/02/2017
Full PDF Version Video Stream Available Here (Starts at 56:03) Check Against Delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 3 – Clustered Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and Special … [Read more...]
