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News Trial ObservationsMay 17, 2015

BHRC issues Trial Observation Report on the prosecution of Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Republic of the Maldives

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...

News Statements and LettersApril 29, 2015

BHRC deplores imprisonment of Azerbaijani human rights lawyer, Intigam Aliyev

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.

News Statements and LettersApril 8, 2015

Bar Human Rights Committee calls for execution of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman to be stayed immediately pending independent review

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.

NewsMarch 13, 2015

Professor Bill Bowring’s notes from visit to Kyrgyzstan – March 2015

Professor Bill Bowring, visit to Kyrgyzstan on 9-13 March Notes for the British Embassy The focus of my visit was Freedom of Religious Belief (FORB in the FCO abbreviation). In this context I had meeting with representatives of international organisations, civil society, journalists, advocates, parliamentarians, and representatives of law enforcement and security bodies. I also...

NewsMarch 3, 2015

BHRC sends trial observer to the Maldives to attend hearing of former President, Mohamed Nasheed

BHRC has sent a trial observer to the Maldives to attend court hearings of the former President of the country and head of the opposition, Mohamed Nasheed. Mr Nasheed, a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, was the first democratically elected president of the Maldives. He lost power in controversial circumstances in February 2012. The BHRC has been...

News Statements and LettersFebruary 23, 2015

Response received from Foreign & Commonwealth Office re. Raif Badawi

Read the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s response to the BHRC’s letter of concern regarding Raif Badawi here.

News Trial ObservationsFebruary 14, 2015

BHRC concerned at proceedings in trial of former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is concerned at the sudden resumption of the trial of former President Mohamed Nasheed in the Maldives. Mr Nasheed was the first democratically elected president of the Maldives who lost power in controversial circumstances in February 2012 and unsuccessfully contested the presidential election in 2014. The...

News Statements and LettersFebruary 10, 2015

BHRC writes to UN Secretary-General in response to inhumane conditions at Camp Liberty in Iraq

The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) has written an open letter to the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, to express its concern at the inhumane conditions being suffered by Iranian Refugees at Camp Liberty in Iraq. The Government of Iraq has repeatedly failed to meet its obligations to respect the humanitarian and human rights of...

News Reports Trial ObservationsFebruary 6, 2015

Independent report by Geoffrey Robertson QC into the proceedings of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh

An independent report by Geoffrey Robertson QC into the proceedings of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh was published today. The report is the first of its kind and concludes that the Tribunal’s Procedures fall seriously short of international standards. See the report The views within the report do not necessarily reflect those of the BHRC....

News Statements and LettersJanuary 19, 2015

BHRC calls on British Government to increase pressure on Saudi Arabia following public flogging of blogger Raif Badawi

The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) has written to the UK Foreign Secretary to ask the British Government to do much more to pressure the Saudi authorities to end the flogging and imprisonment of blogger, Raif Badawi. Chair of Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC), Kirsty Brimelow QC said: “These floggings are torture and place Saudi...

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