Persecution of lawyers and defenders in China’s legal system
16/11/2021
"The “two Michaels” and Celil: Windows into China’s legal gulag," written by LRWC's transitional Executive Director, Catherine Morris, has now been published at www.Slaw.ca, Canada's online legal magazine. Abstract The “two Michaels,” Kovrig and Spavor, are not the only Canadians who have … [Read more...]
Cameroon: Ensure protection of human rights lawyer Felix Agbor Nkongho | Letter
15/11/2021
Full pdf letter (EN) 12 November 2021 His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya President of the Republic of Cameroon Presidency of the Republic, Palais de l’Unité 1000 Yaoundé Republic of Cameroon Email: cellcom@prc.cm; contact@presidenceducameroun.com His Excellency Mr. Joseph Dion … [Read more...]
Algeria: Arbitrary detention of lawyer Abderraouf Arslane | Joint letter
09/11/2021
Full pdf letter (ENG) Full pdf letter (Arabic): حول مواصلة الاعتقال التعسفي للمحامي عبد الرؤوف أرسلان دون محاكمة Présidence de la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire H.E. Abdelmadjid Tebboune Place Mohamed Seddik Benyahia, El Mouradia Alger, 16000, Algérie E-mail: … [Read more...]
British Columbia, Canada: Withdraw amendments to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act | Joint letter
27/10/2021
Full joint letter (pdf) | See FIPA's webpage for more information Update 1 November 2021: See a Note by the Centre for Law and Democracy with in-depth assessments of proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) On 26 October 2021, Lawyers' Rights … [Read more...]
Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill | Joint Statement
13/10/2021
October 13, 2021 – Today, eleven undersigned organizations called on the Government of Singapore to withdraw the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill (‘FICA’). FICA’s provisions contravene international legal and human rights principles – including the rights to freedom of expression, … [Read more...]
Philippines: Halt the attacks on lawyers and human rights defenders | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
07/10/2021
Full statement pdf (EN) See the joint statement on UN WebTV at 3:00:05 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: General Debate Date: 7 October 2021 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch … [Read more...]
UN Human Rights Council: End reprisals against those engaging with the UN | Joint letter
05/10/2021
See full joint letter .pdf (ENG) (updated signatory list) Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada is among 30 NGOs participating in a 5 October 2021 joint letter sent to UN Human Rights Council members and observer States. Initiated by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) seeking support for … [Read more...]
Afghanistan: Urgent need for international investigative mechanism | Oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
27/09/2021
Full pdf statement See the video at 02:39:50 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: General debate on human rights situations that require the Council's attention Date: 24 September 2021 Speaker: Paria Saremi Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human … [Read more...]
Belarus: Persecution and repression of legal professionals | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
24/09/2021
See the full debate video on UN WebTV. See the joint statement of the IBA, L4L, LSEW, and LRWC at 1:25:16. See the pdf joint statement United Nations Human Rights Council, 48th Session Agenda Item 4 Interactive dialogue on the interim oral update of OHCHR on the situation of human rights … [Read more...]
South Sudan: Continued pattern of widespread violations | Oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
23/09/2021
See the full Interactive Dialogue video starting at 01:13:10. See the LRWC statement at 02:18:28. See .pdf statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (oral update) Date: 23 September … [Read more...]
