Reports
PRESS RELEASE | Canada must prosecute any foreign national suspected of torture
01/06/2012
Immediate Release Friday, June 01, 2012 Canada must prosecute any foreign national suspected of torture (committed anywhere and against anyone) when the suspect enters Canada even temporarily, says Committee against Torture. The Committee against Torture (“Committee”), in an advance version of … [Read more...]
Groups call for apology from Prime Minister to UN Special Rapporteur on right to food: Open letter
30/05/2012
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 By fax: 613-941-6900 By email: pm@pm.gc.ca May 30, 2012 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing this open letter to you as individuals and representatives … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Escalation of Serious Human Rights Violations by Government Authorities | Letter
30/05/2012
H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Phnom Penh,Kingdom of Cambodia Fax: +855 23 36 06 66 / 855 23 88 06 24 (c/o Council of Ministers) Email: leewood_phu@nida.gov.kh H.E. Sok An Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, Council for Legal and Judicial Reform Council of … [Read more...]
Cindy Blackstock: Remember the Children: What a landmark human rights case tells us about discrimination and justice in Canada | Video
25/05/2012
First Nations' Rights: The Gap Between Law and Practice: A Series of Five Talks The 2011-2012 series was sponsored by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (HTG), Amnesty International and the Vancouver Public Library ALL TALKS IN THE SERIES: 1 Grace Woo: Ghost Dancing … [Read more...]
The Right to Know Our Rights: International law obligations to ensure international human rights education and training
17/05/2012
Order your hard copies ($20 each) by emailing info@lrwc.org. The Right to Know Our Rights outlines the international law obligations on States to ensure that everyone has access to education and training about their international human rights so that they develop sufficient facility to use … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Release of wrongly convicted: Abdulhadi Al Khawaja and others
16/05/2012
Your Majesty the King Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa, Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa Re: Release of wrongly convicted: Abdulhadi Al Khawaja and others Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC)1 is gravely concerned for the safety of human rights defender Mr. Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, … [Read more...]
OPEN LETTER TO: His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister
15/05/2012
OPEN LETTER TO: His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister Your Excellency, We write to you today in regard to the 25th anniversary of Operation Spectrum, when 22 young professional Singaporeans were arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA), the law that permitted arrest … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE | Omar Khadr: Canada in Breach of Convention Against Torture and Child Rights Convention
15/05/2012
On May 21-22, 2012, the United Nations Committee against Torture will review Canada’s failure to comply with its obligations under the Convention against Torture to prevent, punish and remedy the torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of Canadian Omar Khadr during his ongoing … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Mr. Phan Thanh Hai and Ms. Ta Phong Tan
03/05/2012
Re: Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Mr. Phan Thanh Hai and Ms. Ta Phong Tan Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC)[1], is dedicated to the promotion of human rights and the defence of human rights advocates worldwide. I write again, on behalf of LRWC, urging release of Nguyen Van Hai … [Read more...]
