Cambodia: Marked Regression of Civil and Political Rights in Cambodia | Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 27, at 01:04:20) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10 – Interactive dialogue on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Date: 26 September 2018 Speaker: Catherine … [Read more...]

Yemen: Investigate Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Yemen | Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 43, at 01:42:56) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 10: Interactive dialogue on the situation in Yemen Date: 25-26 September 2018 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]

Continued Widespread, Systematic, and Grave Human Rights Violations in Saudi Arabia and China | Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 19, at 00:33:50) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 5: General Debate – Human rights bodies and mechanisms Date: 19 September 2018 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]

Cameroon: Inequality and Discrimination Faced by Cameroon’s English Speaking Minority | Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 21, at 00:51:40) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 6: UPR Outcomes - Cameroon Date: 20 September 2018 Speaker: Barrister Felix Agbor Nkongho Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from … [Read more...]

Columbia: Protection of Human Rights Lawyers and Defenders | Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 18, at 00:37:05) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Date: 20/21 September 2018 HRC section: 39th Session (Agenda Item 6) Speaker: Mr. Paul Scambler Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regular … [Read more...]

Myanmar: Investigation and Prosecution of Senior Myanmar Military Officials for Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes | Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Full PDF Version Video Stream Available (Chapter 62, at 01:44:10) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 4: General Debate Date: 18 September 2018 Speaker: Mr. Felix Agbor Nkongho Oral Statement to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ Rights … [Read more...]

Turkey: Release 21 Arbitrarily Imprisoned Members of the Istanbul Bar Association | Letter

Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Photo Credit: The Nation 11 September 2018 Mr. Abdulhamit Gül Minister of Justice 06659 Kizilay Ankara, Turkey Tel: +90 (0312) 417 77 70 Fax: +90 (0312) 419 33 70 Email: info@adelet.gov.tr President of Turkey Recep Tayyip … [Read more...]

Bahrain: UN group calls Nabeel Rajab’s detention arbitrary and discriminatory | Joint Statement

Full PDF Version (Arabic) / Full PDF Version (French) / Full PDF Version (Spanish) Nabeel Rajab, human rights activist 127 Rights groups call for immediate release of Nabeel Rajab after UN group calls his detention arbitrary and discriminatory Paris-Geneva-Manama, 29 August 2018 – For … [Read more...]

Saudi Arabia: Release Samar Badawi and other Women’s Rights Advocates | Letter

Full PDF Version / Full Word Version Samar Badawi, women’s rights activist Photo Credit: Amnesty 24 August 2018 VIA FAX and EMAIL TO: His Majesty, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Fax: +966 11 403 3125 Email: … [Read more...]

Iran: Arrest and detention of lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh | Letter

Full PDF Version Nasrin Sotoudeh, lawyer Photo Credit: Amnesty 22 August 2018 BY AIRMAIL Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani c/o Public Relations Office Number 4, Deadend of 1 Azizi Above Pasteur Intersection Vali Asr Street, TEHRAN, IRAN Re: Arrest and detention … [Read more...]