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Amicus Curiae Briefs NewsJuly 12, 2020

BHRC submits amicus to the Bahrain Court of Cassation in “fundamentally flawed” proceedings against two men on death row who allege they were tortured

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Court of Cassation with respect to Mohamed Ramadan and Husain Moosa, two men facing execution in Bahrain. Mr Ramadan and Mr Moosa were convicted of carrying out a 2014 bombing in Bahrain. Both men allege...

News Statements and LettersJune 30, 2020

New national security law demonstrates a “chilling contempt” for the principles, fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is deeply concerned at the news this morning that the national security law in Hong Kong has been passed unanimously by the National People’s Congress in Beijing, without either meaningful consultation on the law or without its advance publication. The details or text of the...

News Statements and LettersJune 26, 2020

USA: Sanctions threat against ICC officials “fundamentally imperils” the rule of law

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) expresses its deep concern at the decision of the President of the United States to issue an Executive Order of 11 June 2020 (“the Order”). That Order declares that any attempt by the ICC to investigate or prosecute United States nationals, and the nationals of...

News Statements and LettersJune 25, 2020

BHRC expresses grave concern at Israel’s move towards the unilateral annexation of large areas in the West Bank

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today written to the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to raise grave concerns regarding the expressed intention of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to move towards the unilateral annexation of large areas in the West Bank on or after 1 July 2020. The...

Events NewsJune 23, 2020

Event: “1500 days behind bars” – The Case of Nedim Türfent and Judicial Harassment in Turkey

BHRC was pleased to take part in a virtual conference on 21 June 2020, hosted by the Media and Law Studies Association and PEN International, regarding Nedim Türfent, a Kurdish journalist who has now been imprisoned for 1,500 days on ‘freedom of expression’ charges. The conference highlighted the continuing dire situation for journalists in Turkey,...

News Statements and LettersJune 8, 2020

Bar Council and BHRC write to Polish authorities ahead of 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 8...

News Statements and LettersJune 4, 2020

USA: Policing response to peaceful protests indiscriminate and excessive

Protests in Indianapolis, IN, USA.Photo by Hybrid on Unsplash BHRC expresses condemnation at the excessive use of force deployed by State law enforcement officers in the United States in response to mass protests taking place across the country following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on 25 May 2020....

News Statements and LettersMay 29, 2020

Turkey: Discontinue criminal investigations against Ankara and Diyarbakir Bar Associations

The Bar Human Rights Committee has joined a coalition of ten legal organisations in a joint letter to the President of Turkey expressing concern about criminal investigations launched in Turkey against the Ankara Bar Association and the Diyarbakir Bar Association for “openly disrespect the religious belief of a group” (article 126(3) of the Penal...

News Statements and LettersMay 27, 2020

Hong Kong: China’s proposed national security laws should be withdrawn with immediate effect

The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) expresses grave concern about the draft national security legislation that is set to be imposed on Hong Kong following the anticipated passage of the draft decision on establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to safeguard national security (“the...

News Publications Trial ObservationsMay 14, 2020

BHRC publishes full trial observations of the “Gezi Park” trial as the ECtHR confirms Osman Kavala must be immediately released

BHRC has published its observations in full of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Open Society Foundation Board member Osman Kavala. BHRC has closely monitored the trial over several months since June 2019, which ostensibly ended with the acquittal of Mr Kavala and eight other defendants in February 2020....

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