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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...

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BHRC conducts training for Nigerian lawyers on Environmental Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolution

August 20, 2018

The Bar Human Rights Committee conducted a training for the Nigerian Bar Association on Environmental Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolution for lawyers from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The training took place in Abuja, Nigeria and brought together representatives from every branch in the Niger Delta region as well as lawyers from each state’s...

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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...

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BHRC Chair speaks with CNBC Africa on Institution Building in Nigeria at Nigerian Bar Conference

September 4, 2017

BHRC Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC sat down with CNBC Africa during her visit to the Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference. Brimelow and Executive Officer Amanda June Chadwick attended the conference at the invitation of the Nigerian Bar Association President A.B. Mahmoud, SAN to meet and discuss the human rights situation in the northeast. The five...

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BHRC nominated for the 2013 Bar Pro Bono Award for its outstanding work with Unicef in Nigeria.

October 23, 2013

The nomination was made by Edward Fitzgerald CBE QC. Find details of the multi-year pro bono project implemented by BHRC and led by BHRC chair Kirsty Brimelow QC, in partnership with Unicef – Nigeria. Find the entire list of nominees for this year’s award. Results will be announced on the 2nd November at the 2013 Annual Bar Conference. ...

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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...

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BHRC and the National FGM Centre launch training video on interviewing child witnesses

March 9, 2020

The Bar Human Rights Committee and the National FGM Centre have today launched a training video on interviewing child witnesses at the National FGM Centre’s conference on harmful practices and the quest towards gender equality to mark International Women’s Day 2020. The video outlines best practices for interviewing a child who has suffered physical and...

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BHRC launches training video on interviewing vulnerable witnesses

September 13, 2019

BHRC has published a training video on best practices and bad practice in interviewing vulnerable witnesses. The video uses a case study from BHRC’s Child Rights Training manuals (funded by UNICEF) to highlight how to achieve affective results and avoid common mistakes in interviewing children, particularly children who may have suffered trauma. The video also...

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