Following the sad news of Professor Sir Nigel Rodley’s death on 27 January 2017, the Bar Human Rights Committee pays tribute to him. Professor Rodley joined BHRC’s Advisory Board in 2013. He was a valued supporter of BHRC’s work, and always there when needed to provide a calm, focused voice of experience and intellect. He...
The Bar Human Rights Committee and the Bar Council have today urged Prime Minister Theresa May to address ongoing human rights violations in Turkey when she meets with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, BHRC and the Bar Council highlight the systematic persecution of lawyers and judges...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has today joined international human rights organisations in condemning the killing of Syrian civilians during fighting in Aleppo. Yesterday, the UN Human Rights Office cited reports of 82 civilians (including 24 women and children) being killed by advancing government forces: many of them are reported to...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has expressed its grave concern over the arrest yesterday of prominent Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender Azza Soliman. Ms. Soliman was arrested by Egyptian police at her home on the morning of 7 December, following an arrest warrant issued by the investigative judge in Egypt’s...
The Bar Human Rights Committee’s 2014-15 Biennial Report has been published today. This report provides a detailed overview of BHRC’s recent work, including the development of anti-FGM protection orders in the UK, research into torture and sexual violence in Sri Lanka, statements and letters of concern over ongoing human rights abuses, and human rights and law...
In a formal statement of concern published today, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has called on the Egyptian government to lift travel bans and asset-freezing orders imposed on human rights activists Azza Soliman, Malek Adly and others. BHRC’s statement follows news that Ms. Soliman (a prominent women’s rights lawyer and co-founder...
Read in: French / Arabic A new trial observation report, published today by the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, EuroMed Rights and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, has revealed multiple violations of international law committed by Egypt during the trial of Aya Hegazy, a dual US-Egyptian citizen and founder of...
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...
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...
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...
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