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Ontario, Canada: Ensure respect for judicial independence | Letter
Ontario, Canada: Ensure respect for judicial independence | Letter
Sudan: Arrest and Enforced Disappearance of Sudanese Lawyer Khaled Omar Al-Sadiq | Joint Statement
Sudan: Arrest and Enforced Disappearance of Sudanese Lawyer Khaled Omar Al-Sadiq | Joint Statement
China: Concern over the sentencing of prominent human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint statement
China: Concern over the sentencing of prominent human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint statement
LRWC participation at the UN Human Rights Council, 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 | Summary report
LRWC participation at the UN Human Rights Council, 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 | Summary report
Türkiye: Attacks on the Legal Profession Unacceptable | Joint Statement
Türkiye: Attacks on the Legal Profession Unacceptable | Joint Statement





 
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Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR
Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR

Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian
Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian

Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize
Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize

Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years
Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years

UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

Featured Statement

Ontario, Canada: Ensure respect for judicial independence | Letter
09/05/2025
Full pdf letter 9 May 2025 Hon. Premier Doug Ford Legislative Building Queen’s … [Read More]
Featured Newsletter

ACTION NEWS: LRWC Newsletter Spring 2022
30/04/2022
Join or Renew | Support LRWC's work LRWC Action News Spring 2022 Edition (full .pdf) Afghanistan | Belarus | Cambodia | Canada | China | Colombia | Iran | Myanmar | Philippines | Russia | Saudi … [Read More]
LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council

LRWC participation at the UN Human Rights Council, 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 | Summary report
02/05/2025

United States: Alarming deterioration of the rule of law includes threats against jurists | Joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council
20/03/2025