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News Statements and LettersMarch 16, 2020

Joint Statement: Arbitrary Suspension of Tanzanian Lawyer and Former President of the Tanganyika Law Society, Ms Fatma Karume

The undersigned bar associations and organizations, concerned with the rule of law and the independence of the legal profession, register their concern over the continued suspension of Ms Fatma Karume, a former president of the Tanganyika Law Society and a current senior partner at the law firm, IMMMA Advocates in Tanzania. On September 20, 2019,...

News ProjectsMarch 9, 2020

BHRC and the National FGM Centre launch training video on interviewing child witnesses

The Bar Human Rights Committee and the National FGM Centre have today launched a training video on interviewing child witnesses at the National FGM Centre’s conference on harmful practices and the quest towards gender equality to mark International Women’s Day 2020. The video outlines best practices for interviewing a child who has suffered physical and...

Events NewsMarch 4, 2020

BHRC partners with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020 – Our Mothers (Nuestras Madres)

UPDATE: It has been announced that sadly the #HRWFF London has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Please read the statement here. The Bar Human Rights Committee has partnered with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival for the film “Our Mothers” (Nuestras Madres), which is being screened at the Barbican in London at 3.45pm on Saturday 14 March...

Events NewsMarch 2, 2020

Event: The “Chilling Effect” of Pre-Trial Detention on Human Rights Defenders in Egypt, Wednesday 11 March 2020, 6pm

Wednesday 11 March 2020, 6pmGarden Court Chambers57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn, London EuroMed Rights is pleased to invite you to the launch of a new report: “The Chilling Effect”: a study on the use of pre-trial detention as a tool of repression against human rights defenders in Egypt. The report was commissioned by EuroMed Rights...

News Statements and LettersFebruary 24, 2020

Open Letter from Over 50 NGOs and Individuals to the UAE authorities

BHRC has joined the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the International Campaign for Freedom in the United Arab Emirates (ICFUAE) and over 50 NGOs and individuals calling on the UAE authorities to demonstrate their respect for the right to freedom of expression as the Hay Festival Abu Dhabi opens this week. The text of...

News Statements and Letters Trial ObservationsFebruary 20, 2020

BHRC condemns the continued detention and harassment of Osman Kavala in the wake of new investigation

BHRC has today released a statement condemning the arrest and detention of Osman Kavala in respect of a new criminal investigation, following his acquittal in the baseless ‘Gezi Park’ trial, thereby extending the 928 days he has already spent in detention. In a further worrying development, it was announced yesterday that the Turkish Council of...

News Trial ObservationsFebruary 14, 2020

BHRC Interim Trial Report: The “Gezi Park” trial continues with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in defiance of ECHR decision ordering his immediate release, as proceedings unravel

Following on from our previous trial observations of June, October and December 2019, BHRC has published an interim trial report of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu. The interim report covers the latest hearing in the case, which was in session for a day on 28...

NewsJanuary 30, 2020

Turkey: Osman Kavala remains detained in defiance of ECHR decision, as proceedings unravel in the “Gezi Park” trial

On Tuesday 28 January 2020, BHRC attended the latest hearing of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu. Mr Kavala remains the only defendant still in custody and has now been detained for over 26 months. His detention continues in defiance of an unequivocal decision...

News Publications Trial ObservationsJanuary 24, 2020

BHRC Interim Trial Report: The “Gezi Park” trial continues with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in defiance of ECHR decision ordering his immediate release

Following on from our previous trial observations of June and October 2019, BHRC has published an interim trial report of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu. The interim report covers the latest hearing in the case, which was in session for a day...

News Projects Publications ReportsJanuary 24, 2020

Day of the Endangered Lawyer: Launch of the Toolkit on Lawyers at Risk

On the International Day of Endangered Lawyers, the IBAHRI, in cooperation with BHRC and other long-term partners Human Rights House Foundation, Lawyers for Lawyers and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, launched the Toolkit on Lawyers at Risk. The Toolkit on Lawyers at Risk is a unique tool aimed at facilitating the efforts of those seeking to...

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