United Kingdom government must institute an inquiry under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act of 1921 (“1921 Act”) into the 1989 murder in Northern Ireland of lawyer Patrick Finucane: open letter to Prime Minister Blair and Attorney General Goldsmith
In the present letter of the lawyers Rights Watch Canada, the LRWC joins with the Finucane family and other interveners to demand that the United Kingdom government immediately institute an inquiry under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act of 1921 (“1921 Act”) into the 1989 murder in Northern Ireland of lawyer Patrick Finucane. It refers […]
United Kingdom government must institute an inquiry under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act of 1921 (“1921 Act”) into the 1989 murder in Northern Ireland of lawyer Patrick Finucane: open letter to Prime Minister Blair and Attorney General Goldsmith
In the present letter of the lawyers Rights Watch Canada, the LRWC joins with the Finucane family and other interveners to demand that the United Kingdom government immediately institute an inquiry under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act of 1921 (“1921 Act”) into the 1989 murder in Northern Ireland of lawyer Patrick Finucane. It refers […]
In the name of security: counterterrorism and human rights abuses under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act
This report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is based largely on interviews with recently released ISA detainees, family members of detainees, lawyers, and aid providers, as well as affidavits written by detainees and smuggled out of Kamunting, Malaysia. The report documents violations of the rights of alleged militants held under the Interal Security Act since […]
In the name of security: counterterrorism and human rights abuses under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act
This report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is based largely on interviews with recently released ISA detainees, family members of detainees, lawyers, and aid providers, as well as affidavits written by detainees and smuggled out of Kamunting, Malaysia. The report documents violations of the rights of alleged militants held under the Interal Security Act since […]
Campaign letter: Columbia – Uldarico Florez, Lawyer – disappearance
The present letter of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada concerns a response to the recent disappearance of human rights lawyer, Uldarico Florez. LWRC is gravely concerned about the whereabouts of Sr. Florez. Sr. Florez is a human rights lawyer and an executive member of the La Asociación Colombiana de Abogados Defensores de Derechos Humanos “Eduardo Umaña […]
Campaign letter: Columbia – Uldarico Florez, Lawyer – disappearance
The present letter of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada concerns a response to the recent disappearance of human rights lawyer, Uldarico Florez. LWRC is gravely concerned about the whereabouts of Sr. Florez. Sr. Florez is a human rights lawyer and an executive member of the La Asociación Colombiana de Abogados Defensores de Derechos Humanos “Eduardo Umaña […]
Campaign letter: Guatemala – Jose Israel Lopez Lopez, Auziliar (Regional Rep.)
In the present document of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, LRWC energetically repudiates the murder of Jose Israel Lopez, lawyer and Regional Representative of the PDH, an organization which is extremely important for the defence of human rights in Guatemala. LRWC also expresses its concerns for the safety of other members of the PDH, who have […]
Campaign letter: Guatemala – Jose Israel Lopez Lopez, Auziliar (Regional Rep.)
In the present document of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, LRWC energetically repudiates the murder of Jose Israel Lopez, lawyer and Regional Representative of the PDH, an organization which is extremely important for the defence of human rights in Guatemala. LRWC also expresses its concerns for the safety of other members of the PDH, who have […]
Report on the Digna Ochoa murder investigation
The present report of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada concerns the investigation of the October 19, 2001 murder of Mexican human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa. LRWC advocates that the government of Mexico comply fully with the orders and resolutions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (The Court) regarding the murder of Digna Ochoa and the assaults […]
Report on the Digna Ochoa murder investigation
The present report of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada concerns the investigation of the October 19, 2001 murder of Mexican human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa. LRWC advocates that the government of Mexico comply fully with the orders and resolutions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (The Court) regarding the murder of Digna Ochoa and the assaults […]
Nepal: make torture a crime
The present document of Amnesty International concerns the issue of torture in Nepal. According to Amnesty international the country still lacks a domestic statutory provision under which those responsible for torture can be brought to justice. Amnesty International refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of security […]
Nepal: make torture a crime
The present document of Amnesty International concerns the issue of torture in Nepal. According to Amnesty international the country still lacks a domestic statutory provision under which those responsible for torture can be brought to justice. Amnesty International refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of security […]
