Reports
Bahrain: NGOs Call for Removal of Ban Preventing Nabeel Rajab from Leaving Bahrain | Letter
21/01/2016
Full PDF (English) | Full PDF (Arabic) LRWC joined 26 other NGOs to call for the removal of a ban preventing prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab from leaving Bahrain. The travel ban has no legal justification, there having been no judicial determination that Mr. Rajab was likely to … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia: Release of Samar Badawi Arbitrarily Arrested in Saudi Arabia | Letter
12/01/2016
Full PDF Version Tuesday, January 12, 2016 The Honourable Stéphane Dion Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Cabinet Committee in Environment, Climate Change and Energy Email: stephane.dion@parl.gc.ca The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Arbitrary Arrest and Incommunicado Detention of Nguyễn Văn Đài and Lê Thu Hà | Letter
10/01/2016
Full PDF Version Friday, January 9, 2016 Gen Tran Dai Quang Minister of Public Security 44 Yet Kieu Street, Hoan Kiem district Ha Noi, Viet Nam Pham Binh Minh Minister of Foreign Affairs 1 Ton That Dam Street, Ba Dinh district bc.mfa@mofa.gov.vn Dear Ministers: Re: … [Read more...]
Canada: Canada’s Response to the List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR) from the UN Committee against Torture – LRWC views | Letter
21/12/2015
Full PDF Version Monday, December 21st, 2015 Human Rights Program Department of Canadian Heritage 25 Eddy Street, 4th Floor Gatineau QC K1A 0M5 Attention: Adam Côté, Ph. D. Policy Officer, Via Email to: adam.cote@canada.ca | 819-994-3670 To the Human Rights Program, … [Read more...]
Canada: LRWC’s views on Canada’s Response to the List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR) from the UN Committee against Torture | Report
21/12/2015
Full PDF Version Monday, December 21st, 2015 Human Rights Program Department of Canadian Heritage 25 Eddy Street, 4th Floor Gatineau QC K1A 0M5 Attention: Adam Côté, Ph. D. Policy Officer, Via Email to: adam.cote@canada.ca | 819-994-3670 To the Human Rights Program, … [Read more...]
Viet Nam: Physical Attack on and Arrest of Lawyer Nguyễn Vãn Ðài | Joint Letter
18/12/2015
Full PDF Version BY AIRMAIL H.E. Mr. Trương Tấn Sang President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 02 Hung Vuong street, Ba Dinh district HA NOI, VIET NAM Email: webmaster@president.gov.vn Fax: 0084 37 33 52 56 Friday, 18 December 2015 Subject: … [Read more...]
Malaysia: Drop charges against human rights defender Lena Hendry | Joint letter
10/12/2015
Joint Letter to the Prime Minister (full text pdf) | Joint letter to the Attorney General (full text pdf) Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada was among twelve human rights organizations that co-signed letters to Malaysia's Prime Minister and Attorney General expressing deep concern about the decision … [Read more...]
