Reports
Syria: Human rights lawyer, Sabri Mirza | Letter
22/06/2011
Re: Human rights lawyer, Sabri Mirza To: President Bashar al-Assad From: Vicheka Lay, Member, LRWC; Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: 2011-06-22 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is gravely concerned about the personal safety of human rights lawyer Sabri Mirza, Kurdish who … [Read more...]
Mexico: Re-Opening of Tlachinollan Ayutla Office in Ayutla de los Libres
15/06/2011
Re: Re-Opening of Tlachinollan Ayutla Office in Ayutla de los Libres To: José Francisco Blake Mora, Secretary of Interior From: Cara Gibbons, Director, LRWC Date: 2011-06-15 On behalf of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), we write to inquire into the status of Mexico’s compliance with … [Read more...]
Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council: Attacks on Journalists in Pakistan and Bangladesh
15/06/2011
PDF: Pakistan: Attacks on Journalists in Pakistan and Banagladesh by Asian Legal Resource Centre and LRWC HRC section: Item 4: General Debate Speaker: Ms. Catherine Morris An Oral Statement to the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a … [Read more...]
Colombia: Amenazas de muerte en contra del abogado Julio Cesar Rosero
14/06/2011
Re: Amenazas de muerte en contra del abogado Julio Cesar Rosero To: Presidente Juan Manuel Santos; Rodrigo Rivera Salazar, Ministerio de Defensa From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC; Pascal Paradis, Director General, LWBC Date: 2011-06-14 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC)1 y … [Read more...]
Colombia: Death Threat to Lawyer Julio Cesar Rosero
12/06/2011
Re: Death Threat to Lawyer Julio Cesar Rosero To: President Juan Manuel Santos; Rodrigo Rivera Salazar, Minister of Defense From: Vicheka Lay Date: 2011-06-12 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is concerned for the personal and professional safety of lawyer Julio Cesar Rosero. On June 2 … [Read more...]
UN Approaches to Combating Impunity
03/06/2011
UN Approaches to Combating Impunity by Robert Husbands … [Read more...]
Canada: Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group (on the merits) | Petition
03/06/2011
IACHR: LRWC on the Merits of the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group Case No. 12.734 by Heather Neun, Grace Woo, Gail Davidson LRWC amicus brief to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights in the Hul'qumi'num case … [Read more...]
Spain: Judge Baltasar Garzón: On Combating Impunity | Podcast
03/06/2011
This is a recording of a talk by Judge Baltasar Garzón delivered on June 3rd 2011 in Geneva as part of an event on “Combating Impunity: The role of judges and lawyers.” As a judge of Spain’s Audiencia Nacional – —Judge Garzón has approved investigations and prosecutions of many controversial … [Read more...]
Re: New Draft Law on Associations and NGOs
31/05/2011
Re: New Draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations To: H.E. Samdech Hun Sen From: Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: 2011-05-31 I am writing on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule … [Read more...]
Brazil: Mr. José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Mrs. Maria do Espírito Santo da Silva | Letter
31/05/2011
Re: Assassination of Mr. José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Mrs. Maria do Espírito Santo da Silva. To: President Dilma Vana Rousseff From: Vicheka Lay, LRWC Member Date: 2011-05-31 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is deeply concerned to learn that on May 24, 2011, Mr. José Cláudio … [Read more...]
