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News Statements and LettersNovember 3, 2020

BHRC writes letters of condolence to the President of Afghanistan and Chancellor of Kabul University following attack on law students

The Bar Human Rights Committee has written to the President of Afghanistan and the Chancellor of Kabul University today to express its deep condolences to the victims and families of those injured or killed in the attack at Kabul University yesterday where reportedly all students attending a law class were killed. The attack is a...

NewsOctober 2, 2020

BHRC is hiring! Applications for an Administrative Assistant accepted until 12 October 2020

BHRC is seeking an energetic and experienced Admin Assistant to support the Project Officer in delivering and facilitating the varied and expanding work of the organisation and its membership. We are looking for someone who is proactive and efficient with an eye for detail, who has experience working with smaller organisations. The primary responsibilities would...

Events NewsSeptember 30, 2020

EVENT: Belarus on the Edge: Europe on the Brink? – Thursday 24 September 2020

Belarus on the Edge: Europe on the Brink? Thursday, 24th September 2020 at 6pm, via Zoom Chair: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC Speakers include (TBC): Elena Korosteleva, Miriam Lexmann, Boriss Cilevics, Laurynas Jonavičius, Pavel Kuryan, Julia Korosteleva, Nadzeya Husakouskaya, Bill Bowring and a Representative from Viasna. Belarus in Crisis: The world looks on with a combination...

News Publications Statements and LettersSeptember 29, 2020

Iran: Letter to Supreme Leader raising concerns for human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has written to Ayatollah Khameini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, to raise concerns in respect of the case of the human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, whose health seriously deteriorated following a prolonged hunger strike. In 2019 she was sentenced to a total of 38 years’...

News Statements and LettersSeptember 28, 2020

BHRC and the Bar Council write to Polish authorities ahead of rescheduled hearing to waive immunity of Judge Tuleya

The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have written to the Polish President and Prime Minister, and Marshals of the Senate and Sejm ahead of a scheduled hearing of a motion filed by the National Prosecution Office to the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court to waive the immunity of Judge Igor Tuleya on 5...

News Publications Training ResourcesSeptember 22, 2020

Toolkit for Lawyers at Risk

This year, BHRC – in a project led by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and in cooperation with its partners Human Rights House Foundation, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada – launched a Toolkit for Lawyers at Risk. The Toolkit on Lawyers at Risk is a unique tool aimed at...

Amicus Curiae Briefs NewsSeptember 18, 2020

Turkey’s mass surveillance case: BHRC submits third party intervention to the UN Human Rights Committee

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales has submitted a third party intervention in the case of Gençay Bastimar v Turkey CCPR Case No. 3592/2019. The intervention was submitted by BHRC Vice-Chair Stephen Cragg QC from Doughty Street Chambers, and BHRC member Monica Feria-Tinta. Stuart Kerr, from Karis Solicitors, assisted with the draft. This is one...

News Publications Statements and LettersSeptember 17, 2020

Joint letter to President Erdoğan of Turkey on the mass arrest of lawyers in Ankara

Your Excellency, The undersigned organisations have learned of the arrest of approximately 55 lawyers and trainee-lawyers in Ankara. According to the information received, on 11 September 2020, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants for approximately 55 lawyers and trainee-lawyers for being “members of a terrorist organization”. Their offices and places of residence were...

News Statements and LettersSeptember 15, 2020

Joint statement with CCBE on the 30th anniversary of the UN Basic Principles on the role of lawyers

The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) is pleased to join The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) , alongside other organisations, in marking the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN Basic Principles on the role of the lawyer. CCBE Statement on the occasion of the 30thanniversary of the UN Basic...

News Publications Trial ObservationsSeptember 10, 2020

BHRC publishes the “Gezi Park” trial observation report in Turkish

BHRC has published the Turkish version of its trial observation report of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Open Society Foundation Board member Osman Kavala. The report was first published in English in May 2020. BHRC had closely monitored the trial over several months since June 2019, which ostensibly...

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