Campaign letter: Birma Mr U Aye Mint, human rights lawyer
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns for the safety of U Aye Myint, a laywer from Bago Division. LRWC states that as a member of the United Nations, Myanmar has a responsibility to adopt such measures as are necessary to guarantee the life and physical safety of U Aye […]
Campaign letter: Birma – arrest and trial of U Aye Myint
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns for the safety of U Aye Myint, a laywer from Bago Division. LRWC states that as a member of the United Nations, Myanmar has a responsibility to adopt such measures as are necessary to guarantee the life and physical safety of U Aye […]
Campaign letter: Birma – arrest and trial of U Aye Myint
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns for the safety of U Aye Myint, a laywer from Bago Division. LRWC states that as a member of the United Nations, Myanmar has a responsibility to adopt such measures as are necessary to guarantee the life and physical safety of U Aye […]
Campaign letter – Iran: Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani, lawyer
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns upon the arrest of Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani and the search of his house by the Tehran Prosecutor, Mr. Mortazavi. LRWC is alarmed and concerned about these unjustified and arbitrary actions. According to LRWC Mr. Soltani’s arrest also violates Article 16 of the Basic […]
Campaign letter – Iran: Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani, lawyer
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns upon the arrest of Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani and the search of his house by the Tehran Prosecutor, Mr. Mortazavi. LRWC is alarmed and concerned about these unjustified and arbitrary actions. According to LRWC Mr. Soltani’s arrest also violates Article 16 of the Basic […]
Letter re: Lynne Stewart
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns regarding the conviction of Lynne Stewart and its possible chilling effect on the independence of United States’ attorneys and their consequent inability to effectively represent clients charged with acts of terrorism. It is the view of LRWC that the existing laws and legal […]
Letter re: Lynne Stewart
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns regarding the conviction of Lynne Stewart and its possible chilling effect on the independence of United States’ attorneys and their consequent inability to effectively represent clients charged with acts of terrorism. It is the view of LRWC that the existing laws and legal […]
Campaign letter: Mongolia – Lodoisambuu Sanjaasuren
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns about the situation of lawyer Lodoisambuu Sanjaasuren, who was currently imprisoned in a restricted prison outside of Ulaanbaatar, Bayanzurkh District, and is suffering health problems. LRWC notes the standards for treatment of lawyers and human rights defenders articulated in such international instruments as […]
Campaign letter: Mongolia – Lodoisambuu Sanjaasuren
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns about the situation of lawyer Lodoisambuu Sanjaasuren, who was currently imprisoned in a restricted prison outside of Ulaanbaatar, Bayanzurkh District, and is suffering health problems. LRWC notes the standards for treatment of lawyers and human rights defenders articulated in such international instruments as […]
Campaign letter: Brazil – Francisco Lucio Franca (m), lawyer et al.
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns on the continuation of threats to lawyers Francisco Lucio Franca, Isabel Peres and Jose de Jesus Filho. According to LWRC the threats also contradict the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.
Campaign letter: Brazil – Francisco Lucio Franca (m), lawyer et al.
In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns on the continuation of threats to lawyers Francisco Lucio Franca, Isabel Peres and Jose de Jesus Filho. According to LWRC the threats also contradict the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.
Letter to President Putin: re: Olga Artyukhova and Evgeny Baru
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a letter to President Putin of Russia. ICJ expresses its concern at the reported harassment and potential disbarment of Ms. Olga Georgievna Artyukhova, defence attorney for Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovskiy and the reported harassment of Evgeny Baru, defence attorney for Mr. Platon Lebedev. According to the […]
Letter to President Putin: re: Olga Artyukhova and Evgeny Baru
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a letter to President Putin of Russia. ICJ expresses its concern at the reported harassment and potential disbarment of Ms. Olga Georgievna Artyukhova, defence attorney for Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovskiy and the reported harassment of Evgeny Baru, defence attorney for Mr. Platon Lebedev. According to the […]
Letter to the Minister of Justice: Re: the trial of the president of the bar association of Diyarbakir and three other lawyers
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a letter to the Minister of Justice of Turkey. The ICJ believes that, in reality, the charge against the lawyers was brought to punish them for representing evicted villagers. This charge thus constituted an outright attack on lawyers in violation of the Basic Principles […]
Letter to the Minister of Justice: Re: the trial of the president of the bar association of Diyarbakir and three other lawyers
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a letter to the Minister of Justice of Turkey. The ICJ believes that, in reality, the charge against the lawyers was brought to punish them for representing evicted villagers. This charge thus constituted an outright attack on lawyers in violation of the Basic Principles […]
Russian Federation: Yukos lawyer harassed
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a letter addressed to President Putin. The ICJ/CIJL urged the Russian Government to stop harassing Mr. Khodorkovskiy’s lawyer. The ICJ refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of confidentiality.
