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Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada @LRWCanada Jul 25, 2023

New publication: The Right to Freedom from Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Liberty: A guidebook on international human rights law protections. Free download. | Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada lrwc.org/the-right-to-f…

www.lrwc.org The Right to Freedom from Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Liberty: A guidebook on internatio... The Right to Freedom from Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Liberty: A guidebook on international human rights law protections Written by Lois Leslie, BSocSc (Hons), LLB, LLM, with assistance fr…

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada @LRWCanada Nov 19, 2022

Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada @LRWCanada today issued a statement expressing concern about BC government incursion on the independence of the legal profession along with continued lack of access to justice through legal aid. See the full statement at lrwc.org/lrwc-statement….

www.lrwc.org Canada: Concern about BC government intrusion on independence of the legal profession: BC Attorney... 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 Wat…

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada @LRWCanada Oct 12, 2022

#Russia must halt attacks on lawyers & HRDs in Russian-held areas of #Ukraine. @LRWCanada statement 6Oct22 at UN Human Rights Council #HRC51, joined by @IBAHRI, condemned Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine & called for a Special Rapporteur for Russia: lrwc.org/wp-content/upl…

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada @LRWCanada Oct 12, 2022

#Philippines: Accountability for extrajudicial killings of lawyers & others. @LRWCanada joined @IBAHRI's statement along with @TheLawSociety, @L4L_INT & @karapatan. See the joint statement at lrwc.org/wp-content/upl… #HRC51

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada @LRWCanada Oct 12, 2022

#Cambodia: End Cambodia’s human rights crisis by
establishing independent courts & legal profession.. @LRWCanada statement to UN Human Rights Council #HRC51, 5 Oct 2022 Co-sponsored by the International Commission of Jurists @ICJ_org. See the statement: lrwc.org/wp-content/upl…