Search Results for “France” – Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales

BHRC signs joint global call for UN mechanisms to monitor human rights violations by China

September 9, 2020

An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, UN Member States We, the undersigned organizations, join together to call for an international mechanism to address the Chinese government’s human rights violations, and urge you to take decisive action to achieve this goal. On 26 June 2020, an...

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September 1, 2020

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BHRC announces its panel and speakers for Bar Conference 2018

October 24, 2018

The Bar Human Rights Committee will be hosting a panel discussion at the Annual Bar and Young Conference 2018 in London on 24 November 2018. The panel “A Global Mission: Championing Women in the Fight for Human Rights” will be a dynamic discussion on how women in the legal professions represent and champion women, including...

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BHRC publishes fact-finding report on Calais and the plight of child refugees

October 9, 2017

BHRC has released its fact-finding report, “Breakdown: the dismantling of the Calais “Jungle” and of the promises to its unaccompanied children”. BHRC Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC said: “The unaccompanied children of Calais have faced horror, both in their home countries and in France, in “the Jungle” camp. Nearly a year later, the horror continues as children...

News Statements and Letters

BHRC leads international outcry over treatment of Egyptian lawyers and human rights defenders

September 20, 2016

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) has spoken out today on behalf of lawyers facing persecution in Egypt, supported by an international coalition of Bar Associations, Law Societies and other human rights organisations. In an open letter to President Sisi, BHRC condemns Egypt’s ongoing arrests and detention of lawyers, excessive and...

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BHRC publishes report on police violence and access to justice in Calais migrant camps

August 2, 2016

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has today published a report on migrant camps at Calais and Grande-Synthe in France, highlighting allegations of police violence, police failure to protect residents within the camps, and a lack of access to justice. BHRC representatives visited the Jungle and Grande-Synthe camps in March 2016, meeting...

News Statements and Letters

BHRC & Law Society call for release of Turkish lawyers Ramazan Demir and Ayse Acinikli

May 5, 2016

The Bar Human Rights Committee have today issued a joint letter with the Law Society and other human rights groups, calling for the release of two Turkish lawyers unlawfully and arbitrarily detained simply for doing their jobs. The letter was submitted today to five special rapporteurs of the United Nations, including the UN Special Rapporteur...

News Statements and Letters

BHRC expresses its concerns regarding reports received about freedom of assembly and the actions of authorities at a recent protest organised by human rights NGOs in Togo

November 8, 2010

Votre Excellence, Atteinte à la liberté de rassemblement et répression de protestation pacifique Le Comité des Droits de l’Homme du Barreau de l’Angleterre et du Pays de Galles est le bras international des droits de l’homme du Conseil du Barreau de l’ Angleterre et du Pays de Galles. C’est un corps indépendant qui a pour...