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In the Media News Partners Statements and LettersOctober 16, 2026

BHRC Stands in Solidarity with Advocate Boniface Mwabukusi and Supports Calls to Protect the Independence of the Legal Profession in Tanzania

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) stands in solidarity with Advocate Boniface Mwabukusi, President of the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS), and with members of the Tanzanian legal profession facing increasing challenges to the independence of their profession. BHRC supports the recently issued joint solidarity statement by a NGO partners concerning disciplinary...

BHRC In Brief Events News Training ResourcesMay 12, 2026

BHRC x UNESCO Seminar on ‘AI, Human Rights & The Rule of Law’ | Inner Temple, London & Online | 20 June 2026

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and the UNESCO Network of Experts on AI and the Rule of Law are proud to be collaborating on a one-day seminar initiative at Inner Temple, London on Saturday 20 June 2026, examining the transformative potential and risks associated with the use of AI, with...

NewsDecember 18, 2025

Announcing the new BHRC Executive Committee for 2026-27

Following a nomination process, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is delighted to announce the new Executive Committee. Sixteen BHRC members were nominated for available positions. As no further nominations were received, the election was uncontested...

NewsNovember 14, 2025

BHRC announces Elections for Executive Committee 2026-27

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) is now accepting nominations for its Chair and Executive Committee until 11pm on Friday 28th November 2025. All current members of BHRC are entitled to stand for membership of the Executive Committee and/or to vote. This election cycle is for a two year term, running...

Amicus Curiae Briefs In the Media News PublicationsNovember 12, 2025

BHRC Files Third-Party Intervention in European Court of Human Rights Case: Brachveli and Romanadze v Georgia

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has filed a third-party intervention in the case of Brachveli and Romanadze v Georgia, currently pending before the European Court of Human Rights. The case concerns the administrative arrest, detention, and fining of two protestors who participated in a peaceful demonstration in Tbilisi on 2...

Events NewsNovember 4, 2025

BHRC and HRLA to co-host third annual virtual seminar in week of International Human Rights Day 2025

The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) and the Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) are delighted to be co-hosting our third annual virtual seminar on Thursday 11 December 2025, ‘Advocacy & Strategy for Human Rights Defenders: Community, Communication & Collective Action’. Throughout 2025, human rights defenders have operated within an increasingly volatile and unpredictable global environment....

News Statements and LettersSeptember 8, 2025

BHRC condemns sanctions imposed against Palestinian NGOs in the context of ICC-related advocacy

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales strongly condemns the decision of the US government to impose sanctions against Palestinian NGOs Al Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in the context of ICC-related submissions and advocacy. The work of these organisations and many others is...

Events NewsJuly 7, 2025

BHRC and EHRAC to co-host panel on rule of law in Georgia on 21 July (Doughty Street Chambers – Hybrid)

The international human rights community has expressed serious concern over challenges for the rule of law and the erosion of human rights law in Georgia, particularly surrounding the enjoyment of civil liberties, the suppression of dissent, and the independence of the judiciary. Judges, lawyers, human rights defenders and civil society more broadly have all been...

News ReportsJuly 6, 2025

BHRC endorses IFTD report on Tunisia spotlighting threats to judicial independence, the legal profession and human rights

On 12 June 2025 legal professionals, bar association representatives, academics, human rights advocates, and journalists from around the world gathered online and in person in Brussels, Belgium to participate in the 2025 International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) Conference and Ebru Timtik Award focused on Tunisia. This year, the spotlight was on Tunisia, where the independence...

News Statements and LettersApril 4, 2025

BHRC endorses CCBE statement on US actions against lawyers undermining justice, democracy and rule of law

The Bar Human Rights Committee endorses today’s statement by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) pledging its strong and unwavering solidarity with the American Bar Association (ABA) as it defends the foundational principles of justice, democracy, and the rule of law. We strongly denounce President Trump’s recent executive orders targeting prominent...

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