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BHRC welcomes Appeals Decision in United States of America v Al Nashiri
Amicus Curiae BriefsIn the MediaNewsStatements and LettersMarch 7, 2025

BHRC welcomes Appeals Decision in United States of America v Al Nashiri

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales issues a Press Release on the Appeals Decision of the Court of Military Commissions Review in United States of America v Al Nashiri.  Following a trial observation in the case of United States of America v Al-Nashiri, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales...

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BHRC Blog In Brief: Reflections from the ongoing 9/11 pre-trial hearings  at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
BHRC In BriefIn the MediaNewsTrial ObservationsJune 19, 2024

BHRC Blog In Brief: Reflections from the ongoing 9/11 pre-trial hearings at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

                            The detention and trial regime at US naval base Guantanamo Bay remains shrouded in secrecy and hugely controversial internationally.  Of the 779 people detained there since January 2002, 740 have been transferred elsewhere with 30 remaining. 9 detainees have died in...

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BHRC Welcomed into the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
In the MediaNewsAugust 2, 2023

BHRC Welcomed into the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

The BHRC Chair and Executive Committee are delighted to announce that BHRC was officially voted into the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at a special session in New York on 25 July 2023. As the independent, autonomous human rights arm of the Bar Council, the admittance of BHRC to ECOSOC is a strong...

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BHRC Trial Observation Report-Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
In the MediaNewsProjectsReportsApril 26, 2022

BHRC Trial Observation Report-Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

Further to a highly welcomed decision by the US to approve BHRC as one of only two non-US NGOs with International Observer status, BHRC has for many years kept a watching brief on the use of the detention facility at the United States Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba and procedural developments in the Military Commissions...

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In the MediaNovember 25, 2021

BIANET: ‘Right to protest is a fundamental human right’

23 November 2021 – The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and ARTICLE 19 have presented an expert opinion on international human rights law and the right to protest regarding the Saturday Mothers/People case. Read the article in Bianet here. .

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