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EventsSeptember 2, 2024

BHRC supports PBI for panel and report on ‘Peace and Accountability? Transitional Justice in Nepal’ following delegation in March 2024

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...

Events NewsJuly 18, 2024

Rule of Law in Jeopardy in the UAE | BHRC Event Report

‘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 ...

Events NewsJuly 10, 2024

BHRC hosts HRC56 Panel on ‘Rule of Law in Jeopardy in the UAE’

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....

EventsJune 20, 2024

BHRC to host a panel discussion as a side event to the 56th Session of the UNHRC on ‘The Rule of Law in Jeopardy in the UAE’

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...

EventsJune 20, 2024

Join us for the BHRC Summer Social & Panel Discussion on our Trial Observation work

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...

Events NewsMarch 17, 2024

BHRC x HRLA Seminar ‘Human Rights Careers, Skills & Values’ | Watch the session recordings

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...

Events NewsMarch 12, 2024

BHRC proud to partner with Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2024 London edition

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...

EventsOctober 27, 2023

BHRC x HRLA Virtual Seminar | 28 November 2023 | Human Rights Careers, Skills & Values

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...

Events News Reports Trial ObservationsJune 2, 2023

BHRC launches update to Guantanamo Military Commissions Trial Observation Report with a virtual panel event

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...

Events ProjectsMay 19, 2023

Register now for ‘Diminishing Democracy: BHRC Panel on human rights and the rule of law in Myanmar’

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...

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