In 2012-2013 Annual Report discusses the work of LRWC which, in cooperation with other organizations, contributed to the following results:
- Fourteen lawyers were released from jail in Turkey;
- Sentences were reduced for 14 wrongfully convicted people in Cambodia;
- Eleven unfairly disbarred lawyers were reinstated in Burma;
- A lawyer was released in China;
- Civil and criminal defamation suits were dismissed with costs in Costa Rica;
- Protective measures were provided for lawyers threatened with death in Cameroon;
- Judge Garzón was acquitted of malfeasance in Spain; and
- A repressive NGO law was prevented from passing and remains under review in Bangladesh.
- The UN Human Rights Council passed another resolution promoting accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka.
- The UN Committee against Torture, the Human Rights Committee and the Human Rights Council made recommendations suggested by LRWC and its partners.
- Education and legal research provided individuals and NGOs with the tools to participate in advocating for the recognition, respect and full implementation of international human rights law locally and globally.
- Read the full report (PDF)
