British Columbia, Canada: Analysis of Bill 21 shows clear violation of international law and standards on independence of lawyers
17/04/2024
Full pdf 17 April 2024 briefing paper (16 pages) | Full 17 April 2024 pdf letter to Attorney General of BC (AGBC) | Media release .pdf See briefing notes (3 pages) Also see LRWC's 12 April 2024 pdf letter | Letter 10 April 2024 | Brief 10 April 2024 | 10 April 2024 press release | LRWC … [Read more...]
LRWC: protecting access to justice and independence of the legal profession in British Columbia, Canada for over two decades
14/04/2024
LRWC research, education, and advocacy on human rights concerns in British Columbia, 2002-2024 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada has conducted research, education and advocacy on human rights issues in British Columbia (BC) since 2002. The primary focus of LRWC’s work in BC has been on access to … [Read more...]
Canada: British Columbia’s proposed legislation (Bill 21) violates international human rights law and standards on independence of the legal profession
10/04/2024
Note: LRWC's 10 April 2024 letter and brief were published before LRWC was aware of the almost simultaneous tabling of Bill 21 in the British Columbia (BC) legislature on 10 April 2024. See LRWC's analysis of Bill 21 in its briefing paper of 17 April 2024. LRWC sent a 12 April 2024 follow up … [Read more...]
The global problem of enforced disappearances: “Outside all protection of the law” | Written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council
23/01/2024
Written statement submitted by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status. Peacemakers Trust, The 29 Principles, Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Colombian Caravana, Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre, NGOs without consultative status, … [Read more...]
Canada: Concern about BC government intrusion on independence of the legal profession: BC Attorney General’s “Legal Professions Regulatory Modernization General Intentions Paper” | LRWC Statement
18/11/2022
Update: see LRWC's continuing concerns in April 2024. Statement on the British Columbia Legal Professions Regulatory Modernization General Intentions Paper, September 2022 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada[*] 18 November 2022 Full statement below. To enlarge the Table of Contents and see the … [Read more...]
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 Arabia | South Sudan | Thailand | Turkey | Ukraine | United States | United Nations | International … [Read more...]
Canada: Civil society groups call for robust inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act | Joint statement
15/04/2022
Full pdf joint statement: EN, FR. See press release by CCLA Statement: Inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act We are representatives of major civil society organizations and social movements from across Canada. Individually and collectively, we represent the interests of many … [Read more...]
ACTION NEWS: LRWC Newsletter Winter 2021-2022
17/01/2022
Join or Renew | Support LRWC's work LRWC Action News Winter 2021-2022 Edition (full .pdf) Afghanistan | Cambodia | Cameroon | Cambodia | Canada | China and Hong Kong | Colombia | Egypt | India | Iran | Myanmar | Philippines | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Thailand | Turkey | UN Human Rights Council | … [Read more...]
Canada: Unlawful attacks on Indigenous land rights defenders in Wet’suwet’en Territory | Letter
15/12/2021
Full .pdf letter [See errata *]. On 15 December 2021 LRWC wrote to Canadian and British Columbia authorities expressing concern about "allegations of unlawful use of force by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) against Wet’suwet’en people and their invitees during the enforcement of a court … [Read more...]
Access to Justice: Defending Defenders and Truth-Tellers is Fundamental to the Rule of Law | Article in The Advocate November 2021
11/11/2021
Full .pdf article Afghanistan | Canada | China | Myanmar | The Philippines NEWS FROM LAWYERS’ RIGHTS WATCH CANADA Originally published in The Advocate 79(6)(November 2021): 869-73. By Catherine Morris Equality of access to independent and impartial remedies for injustices is … [Read more...]
