‘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 ...
On Monday 08 July the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) hosted a panel discussion as a side event to the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, on ‘The Rule of Law in Jeopardy in the UAE’. The event was held at the Geneva Press Club and on Zoom....
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) will host a panel discussion as a side event to the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, on ‘The Rule of Law in Jeopardy in the UAE’. The event will be held at the Geneva Press Club on Monday 08 July 2024 at...
Members of the Bar Human Rights Committee and their guests are warmly invited to RSVP now for the upcoming BHRC Summer Social, which will take place on Thursday 25 July at Doughty Street Chambers (from 18:00). The event will open with a panel discussion with a special focus on our trial observation work, stories...
In November 2023, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales and the Human Rights Lawyers Association Young Lawyers’ Committee collaborated on a joint one-day seminar, ‘Human Rights Careers, Skills & Values’, sharing valuable expertise and insight into how law students and early career lawyers can get involved in human rights advocacy. The day’s...
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) London programme is now live! Explore the line-up of 10 impactful & moving stories with vital human rights issues at the forefront here. This year, BHRC is proud to once again partner with HRWFF as a Presenting Partner for three very special films: Mediha (Opening Night...
BHRC and the Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) are pleased to be working with our partners to host a one-day virtual seminar in November 2023. The one-day programme of panel sessions will aim to: Explore human rights careers and encourage law students to pursue human rights specialisms Explore the positive impact of probono work...
On 01 June 2023, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) launched its latest Guantanamo Military Commissions Trial Observation Report with a virtual panel event. Chaired by Stephen Cragg KC, Chair of BHRC, this event brought together an expert panel which consisted of J Wells Dixon, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights...
Image: Bagus ups/Shutterstock BHRC will host a virtual panel event on Wednesday 07 June 2023 bringing leading lawyers and civil society representatives to spotlight serious concerns about human rights violations and the rule of law in Myanmar. This panel event is the fourth in BHRC’s ‘Diminishing Democracy’ series following earlier events on rule of...
Since it was opened over twenty years ago, Guantánamo Bay detention camp has been at the forefront of the United States’ “War on Terror”. From its peak of 780 detainees in 2005, 30 people still remain incarcerated at Guantánamo in “law-of-war” detention. Of these, 20 have been recommended for release with security arrangements to another...
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