The Alliance for Lawyers at Risk and the BHRC invite you to the event ‘Neutrality in the Colombian Conflict: The role of Peace Communities’. 19th November at 6.15 – 8.30pm Middle Temple, Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y 9AT Download leaflet
NewsStatements and LettersOctober 14, 2013
The Maldives: BHRC expresses concern at the annulment of the first round of presidential elections
The BHRC releases today, 14th October 2013, a statement expressing concern at the annulment of the first round of presidential elections in the Maldives. See the statement here.
NewsStatements and LettersSeptember 26, 2013
Bangladesh: Retroactive application of legislation used to impose the death sentence on Abdul Quader Mollah
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) releases today, 26th September 2013, a statement expressing grave concern about the retroactive application of legislation used to impose the death sentence on Abdul Quader Mollah, a senior leader in the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami Party, convicted of war crimes by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of...
NewsStatements and LettersSeptember 20, 2013
Botswana: BHRC sends a letter of concern about the case of barrister Gordon Bennett
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has today, 20th September, sent a letter to the President of the Republic of Botswana expressing concern about the case of Mr. Gordon Bennett, a barrister instructed to act on behalf of the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Mr. Bennett was accused of...
NewsSeptember 13, 2013
BHRC submits Amicus Curiae brief to the Tribunal of Santander, Colombia in the case of David Ravelo Crespo
On 4th September 2013, BHRC filed an Amicus Curiae brief to the Tribunal Superior de Santander, Cantabria – Colombia, in the case of David Ravelo Crespo, Colombian human rights defender in prison since 2010. Kirsty Brimelow QC, Chair of the BHRC and Counsel to the Amicus Curiae, said: “The issues impact not only upon David Ravelo Crespo but upon both the...
On the 26th August, the BHRC and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) submitted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in the matter of an Application for Special Leave to Appeal against the judgement of the Court of Appeal under and in terms of Article 128(2) of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Sri...
NewsStatements and LettersSeptember 3, 2013
BHRC strongly condemns the killing of Iranian refugees in Camp Ashraf
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) releases today a statement strongly condemning the killing of Iranian refugees in Camp Ashraf by the Iraqi army on Sunday, 1 September 2013. See the statement here.
NewsStatements and LettersAugust 25, 2013
BHRC releases statement of concern on the International Crimes Tribunal (“ICT”) in Bangladesh
The Bar Human Rights Committee (“BHRC”) expresses its concern at the contempt charges that have been brought against Human Rights Watch (HRW) by the Chief Prosecutor to the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (“ICT”). See BHRC statement
NewsStatements and LettersAugust 21, 2013
Open Letter to the President of India in the matter of the immediate risk of execution of Professor Devinderpal Singh Bhullar
The BHRC sends today, 21 August 2013, a public letter to express concern at the recent rejection on 14th August 2013 by the Supreme Court of India of the review petition by Professor Bhullar against his sentence of capital punishment. Reports suggest that his execution now is imminent and may be carried out this week....
The BHRC’s letter from 6th August dominated national TV news on the International Day of Indigenous Peopls in Cameroon. The Minister of Social Affairs said the government welcomes the letter. See the news report here See the BHRC letter here.
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