Reports
Vietnam: Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay) | Letter
01/03/2012
Re: Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay) To: H.E. Mr. Pham Binh Minh; H.E. Mr. Tran Dai Quang; H.E. Mr. Nguyen Thai Binh; H.E. Mr. Ha Hung Cuong From: Darlene D. R. Kavka, LRWC Member Date: 2012-03-01 Lawyers’ Rights Watch, Canada (“LRWC”), is dedicated to the promotion of human … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Human Rights Abuses: Statement made at Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 27 February 2012
27/02/2012
Sri Lanka: Statement at Interactive Dialogue 27 February 2012 See full statement … [Read more...]
Spain: Joint Statement on the acquittal of Judge Garzon in Spain | Joint press release
27/02/2012
View PDF: Joint Statement on the acquittal of Judge Garzon in Spain by LRWC and other groups View PDF: Statement in Spanish. Human Rights Groups Welcome Spanish Court’s Decision to Acquit Judge Baltasar Garzón and Call on Spain to secure effectively the right to truth, justice, and reparation … [Read more...]
Event | Robert Morales: Seeking Justice Elsewhere, February 23 | Video
24/02/2012
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...]
PRESS RELEASE: Canada Won’t Deal With Women’s Human Rights Crisis At Home
22/02/2012
Press Release: UN Committee to End Racial Discrimination Report from LRWC and BC CEDAW Group For immediate release February 22, 2012 Failure to address cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women an international shame, say leading human rights groups (Vancouver) Canada and British … [Read more...]
Canada: Statement to the Human Rights Council on the situation of Omar Khadr in Guantánamo Bay Prison
13/02/2012
1. This statement is a follow-up of the: September/08/2008 report by LRWC and 40 other NGOs and individuals to the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights for consideration on the Universal Periodic Review of Canada; the February/15/2010 LRWC statement to the Council; and, the … [Read more...]
Obligation to investigate the prosecution of Judge Baltasar Garzón | Written Statement to the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
13/02/2012
Full PDF Version Official UN Version … [Read more...]
Thailand: Trials of Somyot & Chiranuch
10/02/2012
Thailand: Trials of Somyot & Chiranuch - Letter from LRWC, obs, CRD, Forum-Asia, Protection International, Clean Clothes Campaign … [Read more...]
Thailand – Upcoming trials of human rights defenders Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Ms Chiranuch Premchaiporn
10/02/2012
Re: Thailand – Upcoming trials of human rights defenders Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Ms Chiranuch Premchaiporn To: H.E. Yingluck Shinawatra From: LRWC, OBS, CRD, Forum-Asia, Protection International, Clean Clothes Campaign Date: 2012-02-10 We, the undersigned independent human … [Read more...]
