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Joint Statement: Arbitrary Suspension of Tanzanian Lawyer and Former President of the Tanganyika Law Society, Ms Fatma Karume

March 16, 2020

The undersigned bar associations and organizations, concerned with the rule of law and the independence of the legal profession, register their concern over the continued suspension of Ms Fatma Karume, a former president of the Tanganyika Law Society and a current senior partner at the law firm, IMMMA Advocates in Tanzania. On September 20, 2019,...

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BHRC raises concern for lawyers in Tanzania amid shooting of Law Society President

September 20, 2017

BHRC, with the Bar Council and Law Society, have signed an open letter to the President of Tanzania condemning the violence against lawyers in Tanzania. The letter comes in the wake of the shooting of Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu, the President of the Tanganyika Law Society, just weeks after being arrested by Tanzanian officials under questionable circumstances....

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...

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Report on the library resource project in Tanzania

October 14, 1998

Library Resources for Lawyers in Tanzania Read the full report here.

BHRC In Brief

BHRC Year in Review: A message from the Chair of BHRC on International Human Rights Day 2024

December 10, 2024

On International Human Rights Day, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (‘BHRC’) is pleased to share our 2024 Year in Review, detailing our advocacy and activities over the course of a year that has seen immense challenges for human rights globally. This year our work, as always, has been focused on four...

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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 publishes 2014-15 Biennial Report

December 7, 2016

The Bar Human Rights Committee’s 2014-15 Biennial Report has been published today. This report provides a detailed overview of BHRC’s recent work, including the development of anti-FGM protection orders in the UK, research into torture and sexual violence in Sri Lanka, statements and letters of concern over ongoing human rights abuses, and human rights and law...