Reports
Cambodia: Summons to appear in court issued against Mr. Chan Soveth, Human Rights Defender
19/08/2012
LRWC is increasingly alarmed by an escalating pattern of threats and judicial harassment of human rights defenders protesting violations of land rights in Cambodia. The most recent incident is a report that a summons to court has been sent to a human rights defender, Mr. Chan Soveth, a Senior … [Read more...]
Arrest and Detention of Lawyers in Turkey: Right to Pre-Trial Release | Report
16/08/2012
Lawyers in Turkey are being subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention and judicial harassment for merely defending their clients’ rights in politically sensitive cases. "Arrest and Detention of Lawyers in Turkey - Right to Pre-Trial Release" is a report presented jointly by Lawyers Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention Release Requests
15/08/2012
Below are the details of the human rights defenders we have been advised are arrested or detained. -On June 23rd, Rashida Shams al-Din was arrested and is being detained incommunicado without access to her relatives or a lawyer and is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Rashida Shams … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of Human Rights Defenders
07/08/2012
HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Ali Ahmed Karti Ministry of Foreign Affairs/External Relations PO Box 873 Kharthoum, Sudan Advisory Council for Human Rights, Rapporteur PO Box 302 Khartoum, Sudan Ibrahim Mahmoud … [Read more...]
China: The Persecution of Ni Yulan | Letter
07/08/2012
Premier WEN Jiabao The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu, Beijingshi 100017, People's Republic of China Fax: 011 86 10 6596 1109 (c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Dear Mr. Premier: Re: The Persecution of Ni Yulan Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) promotes advocacy … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Detention of Mam Sonando, independent broadcaster and President of the Democrats Association
03/08/2012
Centre for Law and Democracy, along with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the International Federation of Journalists – Asia Pacific, have sent an open letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to protest the detention of Mam Sonando, an independent broadcaster and prominent critic of Cambodia’s … [Read more...]
Canada: Legal obligation of Canadian government to repatriate Omar Khadr | Letter
02/08/2012
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Fax: 613-941-6900 E-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca The Honourable Robert Douglas Nicholson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada 284 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8 Email: … [Read more...]
LRWC Annual General Report 2011
24/07/2012
Throughout the reporting period LRWC effectively promoted advocacy rights and the rule of law through campaigns, legal research and education. LRWC campaign activities during the reporting period involved lawyers and other human rights defenders subjected to murder, assault, threats, false arrest, … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Plot to assassinate Asma Jahangir, prominent human rights lawyer
24/07/2012
Asif Ali Zardari President's Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan Fax: 011 92 51 920 4974 Rajaz Pervaz Ashraf Prime Minister House Islamabad, Pakistan Fax: 011 92 51 921 3780 E-mail: secretary@cabinet.gov.pk General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani c/o … [Read more...]
Sudan: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of 13 Defenders
19/07/2012
HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Mohammed Boushara Dossa Ministry of Justice PO Box 302 Al Nil Avenue Khartoum, Sudan Ali Ahmed Karti Ministry of Foreign Affairs/External Relations PO Box 873 Kharthoum, … [Read more...]
