The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales supports the Yazidi Justice Committee as a member organisation

The Yazidi Justice Committee will launch a key report on State Responsibility and the Yazidi Genocide on 06 July The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) is a member organisation of the Yazidi Justice Committee (YJC), formed in early 2020 as an ad hoc body of the following organisations: Accountability Unit; Women...

Dear Foreign Secretary, We are writing on behalf of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) to raise our concerns about the serious threat to human rights and the rule of law in Sri Lanka, to raise awareness as necessary and seek an...

BHRC and Article 19 Release Joint Statement Condemning the Sentencing of Eight Turkish Human Rights Defenders

Image Credit: Shutterstock / Thomas Koch   ARTICLE 19 and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) condemn the aggravated life sentence given to Osman Kavala and the 18-year sentences handed down to Mucella Yapici, Çiğdem Mater, Hakan Altınay, Mine Özerden, Can Atalay, Tayfun Kahraman and Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi in relation to...

BHRC supports International Fair Trial Day 2022 Statement & Call for nominations for the Ebru Timtik Award

The right to a fair trial has long been recognised by the international community as a fundamental human right. Without a fair trial, every individual risks becoming the victim of a miscarriage of justice, either as an innocent suspect wrongly convicted, or as a victim unable to secure justice for a wrong perpetrated against him...

Schona Jolly QC, Former Chair of BHRC, Joins Advisory Board

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) is delighted to announce that Schona Jolly QC, former Chair of BHRC, has joined our Advisory Board. Schona was the Chair of BHRC from 2019-2021, and stepped down at the end of her term in December 2021 after three years as Chair and a decade...

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) condemns the unlawful invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which has been ongoing since 2014 and intensifying since 24 February 2022. We join with the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Bar of Northern Ireland, the Faculty of Advocates and the Bar of Ireland in...