Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada

Full PDF briefing notes on Bill 21 (3 pages) | See more on Bill 21 Briefing Notes on Bill 21, “Legal Professions Act.” Catherine Morris, member and former Executive Director, Lawyers’ Right...

https://www.lrwc.org/bill-21-legal-professions-act-fundamentally-flawed/

Legal aid in BC, 2024 Overview of current concerns Information compiled by Michael T. Mulligan, Barrister and Solicitor Contact: https://mtplaw.com/contact-us/ 22 April 2024 1. Even after the sma...

https://www.lrwc.org/legal-aid-in-bc-2024-overview-of-current-concerns-briefing-notes/

Full pdf 17 April 2024 briefing paper (16 pages) | Full 17 April 2024 pdf letter to Attorney General of BC (AGBC) | Media release .pdf See briefing notes (3 pages) Also see LRWC’s 12 April 2024...

https://www.lrwc.org/bc-canada-analysis-bill-21/

Monday, 15 April 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Saudi human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is serving a 15-year prison sentence as a result of his peaceful human righ...

https://www.lrwc.org/ten-years-after-his-arbitrary-arrest-ngos-call-for-waleed-abu-al-khair-to-be-released/

LRWC research, education, and advocacy on human rights concerns in British Columbia, 2002-2024 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada has conducted research, education and advocacy on human rights issues...

https://www.lrwc.org/lrwc-british-columbia-canada-list/

Note: LRWC’s 10 April 2024 letter and brief were published before LRWC was aware of the almost simultaneous tabling of Bill 21 in the British Columbia (BC) legislature on 10 April 2024. See LRW...

https://www.lrwc.org/canada-bc-proposed-legislation-on-lawyers-violates-international-standards/

In a historic decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights finds Colombia internationally responsible for violating the right to defend human rights According to the ruling, the Colombian ...

https://www.lrwc.org/iacgr-finds-colombia-responsible-for-violating-rights-of-hr-defenders/

On 6 March 2024, a Thai court in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province acquitted anti-corruption whistleblower Dr. Chutima Sidasathian on three charges of criminal defamation. The three charges agai...

https://www.lrwc.org/thailand-acquittal-in-slapp-against-whistleblower-chutima-sidasathian/

Israel’s system is “an even more extreme form of the apartheid" than South Africa’s was, South African ambassador said.

https://www.lrwc.org/israel-didnt-even-try-to-defend-the-legality-of-its-occupation-to-world-court/

Joint written statement submitted by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, International Bar Association, Lawyers for Lawyers, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status. OVD-Info, N...

https://www.lrwc.org/russia-lawyers-written-statement-hrc54/