BHRC Statement on the Death of Alexei Navalny

  The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is an association of practicing barristers, legal academics, and law students dedicated to protecting the rights of advocates, judges, and human rights defenders around the world, and to promoting the principles of justice and respect for fundamental human rights internationally through the rule of...

BHRC publishes 2022-2023 Biennial Report

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales is pleased to publish its Biennial Report for 2022-2023, which highlights and spotlights the extraordinary work, activities, initiatives and advocacy of BHRC, our partners and our members in this two-year reporting period.   With a foreword by the immediate past Chair Stephen Cragg KC, Barrister at...

BHRC announces new Officers for 2024-25

BHRC is delighted to announce the appointment of the following Executive Committee members as Officers of BHRC in 2024-25: Gráinne Mellon – Vice Chair Joanne Cecil – Vice Chair Jodie Blackstock – Treasurer Theodora Christou – Secretary Shanthi Sivakumaran – Membership Secretary Michael Ivers KC, incoming BHRC Chair of 2024-25, looks forward to working closely...

Introducing the new BHRC Executive Committee for 2024-25

  The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is delighted to announce that Michael Ivers KC has been elected as chair of BHRC from 1 January 2024. The following (in alphabetical order) have been elected as EC members from 1 January 2024: Rachel Barnes KC Soraya Bauwens Jodie Blackstock Bill Bowring Joanne...

The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a statement yesterday (10 October) on the human rights situation in Israel and the OPT. The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) endorses the High Commissioner’s condemnation of recent Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians, shares his concerns about the consequences of a siege on Gaza, and...