LRWC activities at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC, December 2025 | Report
12/12/2025
Full pdf report LRWC activities at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court The Hague, Netherlands 1 to 6 December 2025 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) sent two delegates to the 24th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the … [Read more...]
Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes Requires Action: Words are not enough | Written Statement by LRWC to the 24th Assembly of States Parties of the Rome Statute of the ICC
04/12/2025
Full .pdf statement Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes Requires Action: Words are not enough All States Parties to the Rome Statute must cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court Written Statement by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) to the 24th Assembly of States Parties of … [Read more...]
United States: Halt sanctions against Council Special Procedures, ICC jurists and human rights defenders | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
25/09/2025
Full pdf joint statement | Watch on UN WebTV at 2:44:24 Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5: General Debate Date: 25 September 2025 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the … [Read more...]
Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court | Statement
28/08/2025
Full pdf statement Also see the 22 August 2025 statement on United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal … [Read more...]
United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council | Statement
23/08/2025
Full .pdf updated statement Also see the 28 August Statement: Canada must break its silence about US threats against the International Criminal Court United States sanctions: Threat to independence of the International Criminal Court and Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
Attacks against the International Criminal Court and independent judiciaries globally | Side event at the UN Human Rights Council
27/06/2025
Attacks against the International Criminal Court and independent judiciaries globally Side event held in Geneva 27 June 2025 A side event held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva was held on 27 June 2025 in conjunction with the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The … [Read more...]
LRWC participation at the UN Human Rights Council, 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 | Summary report
02/05/2025
Full pdf summary report Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) Activities at the UN Human Rights Council’s 58th Session, 24 February to 4 April 2025 LRWC participated in the UN Human Rights Council’s 58th session from 24 February to 4 April 2025. Summary of pre-session letters and oral … [Read more...]
United States: Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government | Joint statement
18/03/2025
Full pdf joint statement Recent targeting of legal professionals by the US Government Joint Statement, 18 March 2025 The undersigned organisations are dismayed by the recent actions by the US government targeting legal professionals at both the international and domestic levels, which … [Read more...]
Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
17/03/2025
Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada welcomes the arrest of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on 11 March 2025. He is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity during his time as president from 2016 to 2022 and while mayor … [Read more...]
Canada’s Obligation to Prevent Genocide | Letter to Canadian Members of Parliament
11/12/2024
Attention: Members of Parliament Canada’s legal obligations to prevent crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity View letter in pdf: Canada.ObligationToPreventGenocide.LRWC.11.12.24 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) calls on Canada to immediately enact effective measures … [Read more...]
