All States Parties to the Rome Statute must cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court | Oral statement to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
04/12/2025
Full pdf oral statement | See full written statement on LRWC's oral statement is based. Watch ICC ASP video. LRWC's statement at 1:00:28 Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes Requires Action: Words are not enough All States Parties to the Rome Statute must cooperate fully with the … [Read more...]
Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes Requires Action: Words are not enough | Written Statement by LRWC to the 24th Assembly of States Parties of the Rome Statute of the ICC
04/12/2025
Full .pdf statement Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes Requires Action: Words are not enough All States Parties to the Rome Statute must cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court Written Statement by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) to the 24th Assembly of States Parties of … [Read more...]
No Defence: A Report on the Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran
01/12/2025
Full report pdf Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada has endorsed the November 2025 special report, entitled, No Defence: A Report on the Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran, by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute and the the Centre for Supporters of Human … [Read more...]
Guatemala: Concern over the detention of lawyer Ramón Cadena
17/11/2025
Full pdf joint statement LRWC joins international statement expressing concern over detention of Guatemalan lawyer Ramón Cadena Rámila A prominent Guatemalan lawyer with extensive experience in human rights defence and strengthening the rule of law, between April 2022 and June 2023, … [Read more...]
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th Session | Report
31/10/2025
Full pdf report LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th Session 8 September to 8 October 2025 During the 60th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, 8 September to 8 October 2025, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) led the drafting and delivery of eight oral … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Further deterioration of the rule of law | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
03/10/2025
Full pdf joint statement 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 … [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 2:44:24 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 01:37:36. 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 … [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 02:22:00. 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...]
