Reports
Series: First Nations’ Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice | Vancouver, January 24, 2013
31/12/2012
Debunking the Doctrine of Discovery: Colonial Excuse for the Seizure of Land and the Oppression of Peoples Medieval European law allowed a monarch to claim any land discovered by one of his subjects if it was occupied by non-Christians. In the 16th century, war against Native Americans was … [Read more...]
Canada: Arrange meeting requested by Chief Spence | Letter
29/12/2012
View pdf: Arrange meeting requested by Chief Spence, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada tells PM The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 E-mail: stephen.harper@parl.gc.ca; pm@pm.gc.ca Dear Prime … [Read more...]
Burma: Attacks on demonstrators; Arrest of political dissident, Nyi Nyi Lwin (U Gambira) | Letter
07/12/2012
Attacks and arrests of peaceful demonstrators 29 November and 3 December LRWC has been extremely disturbed by the violent police crackdown on 29 November 2012 against peaceful villagers and monks demonstrating against expansion of the Lapadaung Taung Copper Mine. More than 50 monks and 40 villagers … [Read more...]
Bangladesh: New legislation threatens freedoms of assembly, association, opinion, and expression | Letter
03/12/2012
Re: New legislation threatens freedoms of assembly, association, opinion, and expression To: Dr. Gauhar Rizvi, Honourable Adviser to the Prime Minister, International Affairs From: Siobhan Airey, M.Sc., LLM, PhD candidate, LRWC Date: December 3, 2012 I am writing to you on behalf of … [Read more...]
Iran: Call for the Release of Massumeh Dehghan, spouse of Abdolafattah Soltani
03/12/2012
Re: Call for the Release of Massumeh Dehghan, spouse of Abdolafattah Soltani To: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Republic; Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, Head of the Judiciary From: Hugh Gwillim Date: December 3, 2012 Lawyers’ Rights Watch of Canada (LRWC) calls for the … [Read more...]
Cameroon: Jean-Claude Mbédé, Alice Nkom and Michel Togue under threat
30/11/2012
LRWC is deeply concerned by the death threats directed at Jean-Claude Roger Mbédé and his lawyers during the last month. Jean-Claude Roger Mbédé is charged with homosexuality and has already spent 16 months in prison. He is targeted for being homosexual and his lawyers, Michel Togue, Alice Nkom and … [Read more...]
Russia: New law on treason and espionage threatens freedom of expression in Russia
22/11/2012
Re: New law on treason and espionage threatens freedom of expression in Russia To: President Vladimir Putin; Alexander Kolonalov, Minister of Justice From: Andrew Guaglio, LRWC Date: November 19, 2012 I write on behalf of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Ongoing detention of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
20/11/2012
LRWC is deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). Mr. Rajab was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on 16 August 2012 by the Lower Criminal Court. The charges … [Read more...]
Civil Society Denounces Adoption of Flawed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration: AHRD falls far below international standards
19/11/2012
On 19 November 2012, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) joined a statement by a group of NGOs raising deep concerns about the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration adopted by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 18 November 2012. The NGOs stated: "We will not use it in our work as groups … [Read more...]
Cameroon: Alice Nkom, Michel Togue and Saskia Ditisheim under threat
16/11/2012
LRWC is deeply concerned by the broad policy established in Cameroon against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. We urge repeal of the current Cameroon Penal Code provisions that criminalize “sexual relations with a person of the same sex” and punishes such acts with a penalty … [Read more...]
