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...

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    ...

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...

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...