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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....

News Statements and LettersApril 18, 2020

Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy figures condemned by international legal community

The international legal community is seriously concerned by the arrest of 15 veteran pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong on Saturday 18 April 2020. In what appears to be a further clampdown on civil liberties and democracy following the 2019 protests, which began over the introduction of a controversial extradition bill, those arrested today include senior...

NewsApril 15, 2020

BHRC is hiring! Applications for an Administrative Assistant / Administrator accepted until 27 April 2020

BHRC is seeking an energetic and experienced administrator to support the Project Coordinator 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 be...

News Statements and LettersApril 14, 2020

Hungary: State Secretary Response to BHRC and Bar Council letter calling on Prime Minister Orbán to reverse disproportionate emergency powers legislation

On 1 April 2020, BHRC and the Bar Council wrote to the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, expressing grave concern regarding the introduction of legislation on Monday 30 March granting sweeping emergency powers to the Hungarian executive as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The State Secretary for Cooperation in European and...

News Publications Statements and LettersApril 3, 2020

Statement: Political prisoners in Turkey in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

BHRC has issued a public statement expressing serious concern that draft legislation in Turkey, which aims to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across prisons and detention centres, contains a blanket exclusion of political prisoners. These include thousands of civil servants, lawyers, politicians, activists, and journalists whom Turkey has detained, prosecuted and convicted in the period since...

News Statements and LettersApril 2, 2020

Bar Council and BHRC call on Prime Minister Orbán to reverse disproportionate emergency powers legislation in Hungary amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have written to the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, expressing grave concern regarding the introduction of legislation on Monday 30 March granting sweeping emergency powers to the Hungarian executive as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter notes the absence of a time limit...

NewsMarch 25, 2020

BHRC welcomes statement from UN High Commissioner calling for urgent action to protect the health and safety of people in detention amid Covid-19 pandemic

BHRC welcomes and supports the statement issued today by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michele Bachelet, calling on governments to “take urgent action to protect the health and safety of people in detention and other closed facilities” as part of efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Ms Bachelet also called on governments to...

NewsMarch 24, 2020

A message from our Chair to BHRC members and partners regarding the Covid-19 pandemic

In these unprecedented times, the health and safety of our staff, members and partners remains our primary concern. It is with a heavy heart that BHRC has taken the difficult decision to suspend all trial monitoring, training and events until the end of June 2020 at the earliest, and subject to monthly review. As a...

News Publications Statements and LettersMarch 24, 2020

Joint Statement: COVID-19: Urgent measures must be taken by MENA governments to protect the prison population

BHRC has joined the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), MENA Rights Group, and 37 organisations from around the world, to issue a statement calling on governments in the Middle East and North Africa to take a number of urgent measures to protect their prison populations, and in doing so, their populations as...

News Statements and LettersMarch 19, 2020

Bar Council and BHRC write to the Polish authorities over worsening rule of law crisis

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, on the worsening rule of law crisis in the country. In particular they address their serious concerns as to the motion filed by the National Prosecution Office to the Disciplinary Chamber of the...

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