The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) will host an online panel event on Thursday, 20 March 2025, at 1-2 pm (online). This inspiring roundtable discussion will centre on celebrating International Women’s Day 2025 and Women’s History Month, exploring this year’s theme of ‘Accelerating Action’ and what it means to female human rights...
Universal jurisdiction refers to the prosecution of individuals accused of committing atrocity crimes —regardless of where the crimes occurred or the nationality of the alleged perpetrators. This principle offers a broader avenue for holding individuals accountable for serious offences compared to traditional legal processes. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest among various...
Watch Now Skills training for early career practitioners is a core part of the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC)’s learning and training advocacy track, bridging the widening gap between academic knowledge and real-world practice and offering perspective and experience exchange on various aspects of practice, including client interaction and interviewing, advanced advocacy techniques, and...
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) announces the launch of their new report titled ‘Court Observation of the Israeli Military Courts in the West Bank’ authored by Darryl Hutcheon, Natasha Jackson, and Sahar T. Sadoughi. The Report features the observations following Darryl Hutcheon and Natasha Jackson’s visit between January and February 2023 of the Israeli...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) will host a hybrid panel event on Monday, 18 November 2024, at 18:00 GMT (online). In-person registration will open at 17:30 GMT. This event marks the launch of our latest trial observation report, authored by Darryl Hutcheon (Matrix Chambers) and Natasha Jackson (Landmark Chambers),...
17 September 2024 | The Bar Human Rights Committee has today launched its latest Guantanamo trial observation report authored by Zimran Samuel MBE, BHRC Executive Committee member, following his visit on behalf of BHRC to the Base for the 49th set of pretrial hearings in the case of USA v Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al –...
BHRC and HRLA to co-host Half-Day Seminar for Early Career Practitioners, Law Students & Members of BHRC and HRLA Register here Skills training for early career practitioners is a core part of the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC)’s learning and training advocacy track, bridging the widening gap between academic knowledge and real-world practice and...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) will host a virtual panel event on Tuesday 17 September 2024 at 18:00 BST to mark the launch of our most recent trial observation report authored by Zimran Samuel MBE, BHRC Executive Committee member, following his visit on behalf of BHRC to Guantanamo for...
BHRC is a supporting partner of Peace Brigades International UK for the exclusive reception and report launch of ‘Peace and Accountability? Transitional Justice in Nepal’, following a fact-finding mission conducted in March 2024 with BHRC Executive Committee member Haydée Dijkstal and former Vice Chair Aswini Weereratne KC as part of the delegation. Join PBI, Nepali...
‘The rule of law in the UAE has been abused and the law is nothing but a tool of the system itself. These are nothing but show trials to demonstrate the power that the state has and how it can easily use the rule of law to legitimise that power.’ – Matthew Hedges ...
The Bar Human Rights Committee is the independent,
international human rights arm of the Bar of England
and Wales, dedicated to promoting justice and respect
for human rights through the rule of law.