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News Trial ObservationsNovember 1, 2016

Bar Human Rights Committee publishes Interim Report on trial of Turkish journalists

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales has today published an interim Trial Observation Report, highlighting apparent breaches of international human rights law in the prosecution of several Turkish journalists from the daily newspaper Taraf. BHRC’s report, written by barrister and international law expert Gráinne Mellon, provides analysis of a preliminary hearing in...

NewsOctober 31, 2016

BHRC witnesses child rights abuses during demolition of Calais refugee camps

Representatives of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have found serious flaws in legal procedure and in child protection during the demolition of the “Jungle” refugee camp in Calais and the removal of its residents, with apparent breaches of child rights law by both the UK and French governments. BHRC Chairwoman Kirsty...

News Statements and LettersSeptember 20, 2016

BHRC leads international outcry over treatment of Egyptian lawyers and human rights defenders

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) has spoken out today on behalf of lawyers facing persecution in Egypt, supported by an international coalition of Bar Associations, Law Societies and other human rights organisations. In an open letter to President Sisi, BHRC condemns Egypt’s ongoing arrests and detention of lawyers, excessive and...

News Statements and LettersSeptember 19, 2016

BHRC expresses concern over freezing of Egyptian human rights defenders’ assets

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has expressed its concern over the decision of the Egyptian courts to freeze the assets of human rights defenders. On Saturday 17th September, the Zeinhom Criminal Court took the decision to freeze the personal and organisational bank accounts of leading human rights defenders, including Hossam Bahgat (see...

News Trial ObservationsSeptember 7, 2016

BHRC observes trial of Turkish journalists

The Bar Human Rights Committee has this week sent an international trial observer to the first hearing in the trial of five Turkish journalists in the Istanbul High Criminal Court. The trial involves three former editors (Ahmet Altan, Yasemin Çongar and Yıldıray Oğur) and two former journalists (Mehmet Baransu and Tuncay Opçin) from the daily...

News Trial ObservationsSeptember 6, 2016

BHRC publishes Trial Observation Report on prosecution of 43 lawyers in Turkey

The Bar Human Rights Committee has today published a new Trial Observation Report, focusing on the prosecution of 46 people in Turkey accused of membership of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) or Koma Civaken Kurdistan (KCK). 43 of the 46 defendants are lawyers, whose prosecutions are suspected to be politically motivated: many appear to have...

NewsSeptember 5, 2016

Bar Human Rights Committee welcomes release of Egyptian lawyer Malek Adly

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has today issued a statement welcoming the release of Egyptian lawyer Malek Adly. Mr. Adly was released from jail on 28 August, having been detained since May 2016 for criticising the Egyptian government’s decision to grant Saudi Arabia control of two islands in the Red Sea....

NewsAugust 25, 2016

BHRC welcomes signing of peace accord between Colombian government and Farc rebels

The Bar Human Rights Committee welcomes the peace agreement signed today between the Government of Colombia and the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). Kirsty Brimelow QC, who has been involved in mediation work between the Colombian government and the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, said: “For too long Colombia has been the...

News Statements and LettersAugust 17, 2016

BHRC calls for Egypt to immediately release Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has today expressed its grave concern at the ongoing detention of Ibrahim Halawa, an Irish citizen detained without trial in Egypt for the last 3 years, and has called for his immediate transfer home to Ireland. Mr. Halawa was arrested as a 17-year-old child on...

NewsAugust 15, 2016

BHRC and Bar Council raise concerns over abduction of Bangladeshi lawyer

The Bar Council and Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have issued a joint statement today, voicing concern over the abduction of Mir Ahmed Bin Quasem, a lawyer in Bangladesh. Reports indicate that Mr. Quasem was taken from his home on 9th August by Bangladeshi security forces. No information has been given on where...

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