On Thursday 16th July, BHRC hosted a seminar at Doughty Street Chambers where a diverse panel discussed the introduction of FGM Protection Orders in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The changes succeeded an investigation into the Government’s failure to protect those within its jurisdiction against FGM. In February 2014, the BHRC gave evidence to the...
On Friday 3rd July, BHRC held a seminar to discuss the peace process in Colombia and to focus in particular on the situation of the San José de Apartadó Peace Community. The community located in the North-West region of Urabá, declared itself neutral to the five-decade armed conflict in 1997, a civilian protection strategy based on...
On Monday 29th June, BHRC and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law held a joint seminar on the topic of human rights in the Middle East. Speaking on the panel were Dr. Vida Hamd, Policy Officer for Political and Humanitarian Affairs at the Dutch Embassy in Beirut; Schona Jolly, BHRC Executive Committee member...
On Monday 22nd June, BHRC hosted a film-screening of the recent documentary ‘Burden of Peace’ which tells the story of Dr. Claudia Paz y Paz, the first woman to lead the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guatemala. The film intimately follows Claudia’s struggle against corruption and impunity in her country, focussing on her courageous move to arrest...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses serious concern about the continuing prosecution of Ms Azza Soliman, women’s rights lawyer and co-founder of the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance. The case against Ms Soliman stems from the fatal shooting in January 2015 – allegedly by the Egyptian police – of Ms Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, a prominent Egyptian activist.
Following the news that the case of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani was declared nolle prosequi in Sudan in April, ending his detention and trial, BHRC has received a letter of thanks. Dr. Medani thanks the BHRC for its public statement on the case which contributed to the international pressure that helped bring about the termination...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses grave concern about the death sentence pronounced against the deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, along with over 100 additional defendants in circumstances that raise critical doubt over the impartiality and fairness of the Egyptian judicial system. In particular, the BHRC is deeply concerned by the continued disregard for the right to life apparent in these mass capital sentences.
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has released its ‘Trial Observation Report – Prosecution of Mohamed Rasheed, Former President of the Republic of the Maldives’ reporting on the criminal prosecution of the former head of State. Mr Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment on 13 March 2015, having been convicted on...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) deplores the sentencing of human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev to seven and a half years in prison by the Azerbaijani criminal courts.
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) calls on the Government of Bangladesh to take all possible measures to bring about a stay of the imminent execution of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman following the Supreme Court's rejection of his death penalty review petition on 6 April 2015.
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