Reports

Saudi Arabia: Release Waleed Abu al-Khair and Allow Medical Treatment | Joint Letter

24/11/2017

Full PDF Version November 24, 2017 His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Office of His Majesty the King Royal Court, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax (via Ministry of the Interior): + 966 11 403 3125 His … [Read more...]

Honduras: Group of Experts Calls for International Supervision of Honduras police investigation in Berta Caceres’ murder | Press Release

22/11/2017

GAIPE, an international group of experts, have examined and reported on the investigation by Honduras of the 3 March 2016 assassination of prominent indigenous land rights activist Berta Cáceres. The report, entitled "Dam of Violence: the Plan to Kill Berta Cáceres," reveals a failure on the part … [Read more...]

France/Canada: Court Blocks Release Order for Dr. Hassan Diab for the Eighth Time, Overturning Bail Decision of November 6 | Press Release

15/11/2017

This press release was originally posted on http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/eighth-release-order-overturned-and-open-letter-to-trudeau In a deeply disappointing and stunning move, the French Court of Appeal quashed – for the eighth time – a release order for Dr. Hassan Diab. Hassan has been … [Read more...]

Turkey: UN Experts Call for Dropping of Terror Charges against Leading Human Rights Defenders | Press Release

13/11/2017

This press release was originally posted on http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22390&LangID=E 13 November 2017 - Six UN experts published a statement condemning Turkey’s widespread use of anti-terrorism laws to wrongly arrest, detain and prosecute “people … [Read more...]

Myanmar: International Law Duties of Neighbouring States to Refugees and Asylum Seekers | Briefing Note

11/11/2017

Full PDF Version Rohingya refugees from Myanmar at the “gates of hell” International law duties of neighbouring States to refugees and asylum seekers Briefing note Catherine Morris, BA, JD, LLM[1] 9 November 2017 Four pages plus references. The catastrophic exodus of Rohingya … [Read more...]

China: Immediately and Unconditionally Release Human Rights Lawyer Li Yuhan and Cease Investigations and Surveillance | Letter

09/11/2017

Full PDF Version LRWC requests China to immediately and unconditionally release human rights lawyer Li Yuhan and cease all investigations of her. Li Yuhan was taken into custody on 9 October without justification or due process. The arbitrary arrest and detention, enforced disappearance, … [Read more...]

Viet Nam: Stop the Crackdown Against Human Rights Defenders and Bloggers | Joint Letter

07/11/2017

Full PDF Version LRWC is part of a 17-member coalition to stop the political crackdown in Viet Nam against peaceful expression. 25 lawyers, human rights defenders and bloggers have been wrongfully arrested, detained or exiled during 2017 for their human rights advocacy, with the Viet Nam branding … [Read more...]

Pakistan: Immediately Suspend Executions of Mubasher Ahmad, Ghulam Ahmad and Ehsan Ahmad | Letter

03/11/2017

Full PDF Version November 2, 2017 Mr. Mamnoon Hussain President of Pakistan President's Secretariat Islamabad PAKISTAN Tel: +92 51 9204801, +92 51 9214171 Fax: +92 51 9207458 Email: publicmail@president.gov.pk Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Prime Minister Prime Minister’s House … [Read more...]

Turkey: Immediately Release Amnesty International Turkey Chair Taner Kiliç | Letter

30/10/2017

Full PDF Version October 30, 2017 H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of the Republic of Turkey T.C. Cumhurbaskanlıgı Genel Sekreterligi 06100 Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 312 468 5026 Email: cumhurbaskanligi@tccb.gov.tr Re: LRWC seeks immediate release of Amnesty Chair Taner … [Read more...]

Cameroon: Immediately Release and Cease Prosecutions Against Anglophone Activists | Letter