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Hong Kong: Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law | Joint Statement
Hong Kong: Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law | Joint Statement
Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court | Statement
Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court | Statement
China: Halt Unfair Trial and Release Lawyer Xie Yang | Joint letter
China: Halt Unfair Trial and Release Lawyer Xie Yang | Joint letter
United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council | Statement
United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council | Statement
LRWC Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th Session | Report
LRWC Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th Session | Report





 
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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

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Hong Kong: Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid a broader pattern of intimidation of lawyers defending the rule of law | Joint Statement
03/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement Disbarment and reprisals against Hong Kong lawyer Kevin Yam amid … [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

Myanmar: Escalating human rights violations and atrocity crimes by junta | Oral video statement to the UN Human Rights Council
27/06/2025