The Law Society of Upper Canada is deeply concerned about the arrest and ongoing detention of human rights lawyer Dr. Amin Mekki Medani in Sudan. He is a prominent human rights lawyer and rights defender and did a lot of other human rights work. He was arrested and charged of undermining the constitutional system and waging war against the state. Both of these charges carry the death penalty. His ongoing arbitrary detention contravenes Article 3 and 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as Principles 16 and 23 of the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers. His unlawful detention prohibits him from meaningful human rights work.
The Law Society of Upper Canada is deeply concerned about the arrest and ongoing detention of human rights lawyer Dr. Amin Mekki Medani in Sudan. He is a prominent human rights lawyer and rights defender and did a lot of other human rights work. He was arrested and charged of undermining the constitutional system and waging war against the state. Both of these charges carry the death penalty. His ongoing arbitrary detention contravenes Article 3 and 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as Principles 16 and 23 of the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers. His unlawful detention prohibits him from meaningful human rights work.
