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...]
Attacks against the International Criminal Court and independent judiciaries globally | Side event at the UN Human Rights Council
27/06/2025
Attacks against the International Criminal Court and independent judiciaries globally Side event held in Geneva 27 June 2025 A side event held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva was held on 27 June 2025 in conjunction with the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The … [Read more...]
Myanmar: Escalating human rights violations and atrocity crimes by junta | Oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
27/06/2025
Full pdf statement UN WebTV: Human Rights Council debate starts at 48:27. LRWC's statement starts at 2:28:19. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report and oral update of the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Date: 27 … [Read more...]
China: Ten years since the “709 crackdown” against human rights lawyers | Joint oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
25/06/2025
Full pdf oral statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Date: 25 June 2025 Speaker: Ms. Shengchun Luo Oral Statement to the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from … [Read more...]
Türkiye: Open letter to the European Commission and European Council regarding the assault on the right to political participation, the rule of law and human rights in Türkiye | Joint letter
16/05/2025
Full pdf joint letter Ms Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission European Commission Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200 1049 Brussels Mr António Costa President of the European Council European Council Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 175 1048 Brussels CC: Ms Kaja Kallas, … [Read more...]
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...]
