On 20th August, the Bar Human Rights Committee submitted an Amicus Curiae brief to the Supreme Court of Colombia in the case of David Ravelo Crespo, a Colombian human rights defender who has been in prison since 2010.  Mr Ravelo is a member of CREDHOS, a regional human rights organisation in the Magdalena Medio region....

The Amicus has a special interest in ensuring that the lethal injection narcotics that the State of Louisiana intends to use were not provided to the Louisiana Department of Corrections in violation of federal and international law, including the European Commission’s Europe-wide export control procedures. See the full brief here.

On the 26th August, the BHRC and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) submitted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in the matter of an Application for Special Leave to Appeal against the judgement of the Court of Appeal under and in terms of Article 128(2) of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Sri...

This brief was submitted to the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir by the BHRC.  The Supreme Court is due to hear the bail appeal of Sajid Hussain, a British national who was arrested on suspicion of murder in Dadyal on 1st June 2010. Mr. Hussain is currently facing trial for murder before the Additional District...

In 2011, the BHRC submitted an Amicus Curiae (English) to the Colombian Constitutional Court regarding the annulment of the decision taken by Colombia’s Constitutional Court (7-769/2009) in the Muriel Mining Corporation Case. The brief deals with the international jurisprudence regarding the right to consultation and prior informed consent of the communities affected by large scale projects. See the Amicus...

In March 2012, the BHRC and the Solicitors’ International Human Rights Group submit an amicus brief in the case of Hugo Sánchez Ramírez submitted to the Supreme Court of Mexico.

In February 2012, the BHRC submits an amicus curiae on the role of the Attorney General to the Supreme Court of Nepal relating to a petition against Minister for Information and Communications Agni Sapkota.   Access the amicus curiae here.

Motion for waiver of time and leave to file amicus curiae brief and brief of the bar human right committee of England and Wales, the international bar association’s human rights institute, the law society of England and Wales, and the Spanish society for international human rights law (asociación española para el derecho internacional d los derechos humanos) in support of petitioner.   Read the full amicus...

Submission of an amicus brief to the Colombian Constitutional Court with regards to prior consent of communities affected by major mining or other economic projects to be conducted on their lands or territories. ‘This amicus curiae was submitted to the Colombian Constitutional Court regarding the annulment of the decision taken by Colombia’s Constitutional Court Seventh Revision Chamber ...