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...]
Alex Neve: A call for Canadian support for the ICC’s work with respect to Palestine/Israel
03/06/2024
Republished with permission of the author, Alex Neve, 29 May 2024 I am honoured to be among 375 Canadian law professors, lawyers, legal scholars, academics, civil society, faith and labour movement leaders, and former diplomats and parliamentarians, who have written the following Open Letter to 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...]
LRWC delegate attends International Criminal Court 2021 Assembly of States Parties | News
11/01/2022
From 6–11 December 2021, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) convened the 20th session of the ASP, which meets annually at the World Forum in The Hague. Over the course of six days, the Assembly – including States Parties to the Rome … [Read more...]
USA vs. the International Criminal Court: A Fraught History in the Quest for International Accountability for Atrocity Crimes | Article
22/05/2021
USA vs. the International Criminal Court: A Fraught History in the Quest for International Accountability for Atrocity Crimes by Catherine Morris, LRWC Executive Director First published in Slaw.ca on 19 May 2021. The life of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou … [Read more...]
USA: Attack on International Criminal Court: The US must immediately lift sanctions against ICC personnel | Statement
29/03/2021
Full PDF (ENG)| Cover Letter .PDF (ENG) UPDATE: US lifts sanctions against ICC effective 2 April 2021 USA: Attack on International Criminal Court The US must immediately lift sanctions against ICC personnel Statement 29 March 2021 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) is deeply concerned … [Read more...]
