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BHRC attends the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference

August 28, 2018
Bar Human Rights Committee Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC, Membership Secretary Grainne Mellon and Executive Officer Amanda June Chadwick attended the 58th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association at the invitation of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, OON, SAN.  Ms Brimelow QC  also spoke at the conference at the plenary session...

BHRC conducts training for Nigerian lawyers on the rights of IDPs

February 26, 2018
BHRC conducted a pilot training for lawyers from the North Eastern branches of the Nigerian Bar Association on the legal rights and protections of internally displaced persons. The training was conducted by Kirsty Brimelow QC, chairperson of BHRC, and BHRC members Dr. Tunde Okewale MBE and Jelia Sane. They were supported by BHRC Executive Officer...

BHRC responds to Global Rights Compliance legal advisory report and policy guidance on global organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting

November 20, 2024
This open letter published by the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) responds to a Legal Advisory Report and Policy Guidance published by GRC concerning organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting around the world. The GRC Legal Advisory Report and Policy Guidance Organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting are pressing international issues....

BHRC Training Video: Interviewing Child Witnesses

August 14, 2020
The video outlines best practices for interviewing a child who has suffered physical and mental trauma through witchcraft stigmatisation, using a case study from BHRC’s Child Rights Training manuals to highlight how to achieve effective results and avoid common mistakes in interviewing children, particularly children who may have suffered trauma. It is the second video...