Reports
Honduras: Canada-Based Groups Urge Canadian Government to Respond to the Murders of Berta Cáceres and Nelson García in Honduras | Letter
22/03/2016
LRWC joined many other Canada-based groups in a letter urging that the Canadian government respond to the murders of Berta Cáceres and Nelson García in Honduras in a manner that demonstrates Canada’s commitment to advance human rights, justice and security while protecting the rights of indigenous … [Read more...]
Bahrain: Zainab Al-Khawaja – Release, Withdraw Charges and Remove Convictions | Letter
17/03/2016
Full PDF Version Thursday, March 17, 2016 Shaikh Hamad bin 'Issa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain Office of His Majesty the King P.O. Box 555, Rifa’a Palace, Al-Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa Prime Minister Kingdom of Bahrain Al-Manama, Kingdom of … [Read more...]
Syria: Renewed Calls for Bassel Khartabil’s Release on 4th Anniversary of Detention | Joint Letter
17/03/2016
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (Arabic) 17-Mar-2016 Syria: Renewed calls for Bassel Khartabil’s release on 4th anniversary of detention Syria’s authorities should reveal the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software developer and free speech activist, and release him … [Read more...]
Honduras: Murder of Ms. Berta Cáceres and Ill-Treatment of Witness and Injured party, Mr. Gustavo Castro Soto | Letter
11/03/2016
Full PDF Version 11 March 2016 H.E. Juan Orlando Hernández Presidente de la República Casa Presidencial Bulevar Juan Pablo II Tegucigalpa, Honduras Email: info@presidencia.gob.hn Dear President, Re: Murder of Ms. Berta Cáceres and ill-treatment of witness and injured party, Mr. … [Read more...]
LRWC Annual Report 2015
10/03/2016
Full PDF Version Table of Contents Executive Director’s Message 2 United Nations Participation 3 Universal Period Review 4 UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 4 UN Working Group on the Right to Peace 4 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 5 Nomination of UN Special Mandate … [Read more...]
Canada: The Necessary Components of an Effective and Integrated National Security Accountability Framework for Canada | Joint Letter
09/03/2016
Full PDF Version (English) | Full PDF Version (French) BY EMAIL March 9, 2016 The Honourable Ralph Goodale Minister of Public Safety 269 Laurier Avenue West Otttawa, ON K1A 0P8 Dear Minister: Re: The necessary components of an effective and integrated national security … [Read more...]
Statement: Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council | Joint Statement
07/03/2016
The following joint oral statement by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and Asian Legal Resource Centre was submitted but was among the statements of eleven NGOs that could not be delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights … [Read more...]
United Arab Emirates: Human Rights Organisations Renew Call for Release of Peaceful Activists Convicted at Grossly Unfair Mass “UAE 94” Trial | Joint Letter
04/03/2016
Full PDF Version 04-Mar-2016 United Arab Emirates (UAE): Human rights organisations renew call for release of peaceful activists convicted at grossly unfair mass “UAE 94” trial On the third anniversary of the start of the mass trial of 94 individuals, including government critics and … [Read more...]
