Cambodia: Further deterioration of the rule of law | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
03/10/2025
See full debate video on UN WebTV at 44:27. LRWC joint statement at 1:50:47. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Date: 3 October 2025 Speaker: Gavin Magrath Oral … [Read more...]
United States: Halt sanctions against Council Special Procedures, ICC jurists and human rights defenders | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
25/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 2:52:14 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5: General Debate Date: 25 September 2025 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the … [Read more...]
“Seismic decline” in Russia’s human rights situation | Joint statement to UN Human Rights Council
22/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement | Watch the full debate on UN WebTV starting at 14:00. See LRWC statement at 1:37:33. Also see IBAHRI separate statement (co-sponsored by LRWC) at 1:27:52 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Endless cycle of human rights violations and atrocity crimes by junta | Joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council
08/09/2025
Full .pdf joint statement | Video available at UN Web TV at 2:16:19 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report and Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar Date: 8 September 2025 Speaker: Renée … [Read more...]
Hong Kong: Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law | Joint Statement
03/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law Lawyers for Lawyers, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the … [Read more...]
Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court | Statement
28/08/2025
Full pdf statement Also see the 22 August 2025 statement on United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal … [Read more...]
China: Halt Unfair Trial and Release Lawyer Xie Yang | Joint letter
28/08/2025
Full pdf letter His Excellency Li Qiang Premier of the People’s Republic of China The State Council General Office 2 Fuyou Street, Xicheng District Beijing 100017 Email: premier@mail.gov.cn 27 August 2025 Re: Halt Unfair Trial and Release Lawyer Law Society of England and … [Read more...]
United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council | Statement
23/08/2025
Full .pdf updated statement Also see the 28 August Statement: Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
LRWC Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th Session | Report
13/08/2025
Full pdf report Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th Session 16 June to 11 July 2025 LRWC participated actively in the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th session, 16 June to 11 July2025. LRWC led the drafting of three oral video statements. LRWC also joined other NGOs in four … [Read more...]
Turkey: Unlawful detention of lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan and escalating repression of the legal profession in Turkey | Joint statement
01/07/2025
Full .pdf joint statement (EN) Avukat Mehmet Pehlivan’ın hukuka aykırı olarak tutuklanması ve Türkiye’de avukatlık mesleğine yönelik artan baskılar (.pdf TR) 1 July 2025 Unlawful detention of lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan and escalating repression of the legal profession in Turkey The … [Read more...]
