British Columbia, Canada: Ensure respect for independence of the judiciary and fair trials | Letter
13/05/2025
Full pdf letter 10 May 2025 The Honourable David Eby Premier of British Columbia PO Box 9041 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9E1 Email: premier@gov.bc.ca Dear Premier, Re: Ensure respect for independence of the judiciary and fair trials I am writing on behalf of Lawyers’ … [Read more...]
Ontario, Canada: Ensure respect for judicial independence | Letter
09/05/2025
Full pdf letter 9 May 2025 Hon. Premier Doug Ford Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 via email: premier@ontario.ca Dear Premier Ford; Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada is deeply concerned by recent public comments you made in response to a court decision with … [Read more...]
China: Concern over the sentencing of prominent human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint statement
06/05/2025
Full pdf Joint Statement Joint statement: Concern over the sentencing of prominent human rights lawyer Lu Siwei Lawyers for Lawyers, Asian Lawyers Network, The Rights Practice, The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, The 29 Principles, … [Read more...]
LRWC participation at the UN Human Rights Council, 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 | Summary report
02/05/2025
Full pdf summary report Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 LRWC participated in the UN Human Rights Council’s 58th session from 24 February to 4 April 2025. Summary of pre-session letters and oral … [Read more...]
United States: Alarming deterioration of the rule of law includes threats against jurists | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
20/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General debate Date: 20 March 2025 Speaker: Joseph Doyle Oral Statement to the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the Law Society of England and Wales, … [Read more...]
Belarus: Repression of civil society and reprisals against lawyers | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
19/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Group of Independent Experts on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus 19 March 2025 Joint Oral Statement The International Bar Association, the Belarusian … [Read more...]
United States: Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government | Joint statement
18/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government Joint Statement, 18 March 2025 The undersigned organisations are dismayed by the recent actions by the US government targeting legal professionals at both the international and domestic levels, which … [Read more...]
China: Detention and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint Statement
27/02/2025
LRWC welcomes the news that Lu Siwei was released from prison on 5 August 2025. Full .pdf joint statement Joint Statement: Detention and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei The Law Society of England and Wales, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, Asian … [Read more...]
International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24th January 2025 | 15th Edition – BELARUS
22/01/2025
Full pdf report | Full pdf Executive Summary Report of the Coalition for the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24th January 2025 15th Edition – BELARUS Executive Summary [See the full report .pdf] Since 2010, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer has been observed … [Read more...]
China: Sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan | Joint Statement
04/11/2024
Full .pdf Joint Statement Joint Statement on the sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan 1 November 2024 We, the undersigned organisations, are seriously concerned about the recent sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, sentenced … [Read more...]
