China: Sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan | Joint Statement
Full .pdf Joint Statement Joint Statement on the sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan 1 November 2024 We, the undersigned organisations, are seriously concerned about the recent sentencing of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, sentenced … [Read more...]
Sudan: Statement on the arbitrary arrest and detention of Sudanese lawyer Montaser Abdullah | Joint statement
Full .pdf joint statement Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Institute for the Rule of Law of the International Association of Lawyers, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, the Sudanese Defenders … [Read more...]
Briefing notes for BC Election Candidates: The 2024 Legal Professions Act (“Bill 21”) violates British Columbia’s international law obligations
Full PDF Briefing Notes on Bill 21 for BC Election Candidates 2024 Briefing Notes on Bill 21, “Legal Professions Act.” Catherine Morris, JD, LLM Past Executive Director and current UN Representative for Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) 25 September 2024 The 2024 Legal Professions Act … [Read more...]
Colombia: Report to UN Human Rights Committee | Joint submission
Full pdf joint report See the submission on the UN OHCHR site On 2 May 2022, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) joined Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) in a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee (HRCttee) in preparation for the next review of Colombia's implementation of the International … [Read more...]
China: Arbitrary detention of human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi and legal scholar Xu Zhiyong | Joint Statement
Full .pdf statement (EN) On 23 December 2021, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada joined The 29 Principles, Lawyers for Lawyers, and Human Rights Now in a joint statement calling on China to ensure fair trials and end all arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment. The statement outlines the … [Read more...]
30th anniversary of UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers | Press release
See video (8 min, 20 sec) IBAHRI marks 30th anniversary of UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada has joined the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) in launching a number of initiatives, including a recent video calling on the … [Read more...]