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BHRC joins the Bar Council in its concerns over the arrest of Professor Erlinder in Rwanda – read our letter of concern to the Rwandan authorities and International Press Release.

June 5, 2010

The Bar Human Rights Committee joins the Bar Council in its concerns over the arrest of Professor Erlinder in Kigali The Bar Human Rights Committee, the international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales, joins the calls of the Bar Council for the charges against Professor Erlinder to be abandoned and for his immediate release...

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September 1, 2020

Publications Statements and Letters

BHRC releases statement of concern for detention of Law Society President in Tanzania

August 17, 2017

BHRC has released a statement of concern for Tundo Lissu, the president of the Tanganyika Law Society. Tundu Lissu was arrested on 20th July 2017 at the Julius Nyerere International airport in Dar es Salaam, when he was on his way to Kigali, Rwanda to represent the TLS at the East African Civil Society Governing...

Events

Unfulfilled Promises: Iran’s failure to act after its 2010 Universal Periodic Review

March 2, 2015

On Monday 2nd March the Bar Human Rights Committee and the UK Bahá’í Community held a joint seminar to examine Iran’s failure to act in response to its 2010 Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Speakers Payam Akhavan, Professor of International Law, and Iranian human rights lawyer, Shadi Sadr, explored the challenges for the Government of Iran...

News

Nicholas Lavender QC commends the work of the BHRC at the Opening of the Legal Year breakfast

October 13, 2014

On Tuesday 1st October 2014, the Opening of the Legal Year in England in Wales commenced with a breakfast at the Law Society for leaders of bar associations and law societies across the world. Chair of the Bar Council, Nicholas Lavender QC, gave a speech in which he commended the work of the BHRC. See...

Amicus Curiae Briefs News

Prosecutor v. Aloys Ntabakuze

March 18, 2011

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The Bar Human Rights Committee hereby submits its observations on issues related to (i) the independence of the advocate as a cornerstone of fair trial rights, (ii) the scope of defence counsels’ functional immunity and (iii) abuse of process. The Amicus respectfully offers the Appeals Chamber its observations in order...