From 16th-19th September 2012 the United Nations Human Rights Council in conjunction with the World Council of Churches held an international hearing on the misuse of the blasphemy law in Pakistan. Zimran Samuel, BHRC member, attended the session on behalf of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales. Read Zimran Samuel’s report here
We hope to work with as many of you as possible and always welcome your feedback and ideas, so please do not hesitate to get in contact with the BHRC Project Coordinator, Illari Aragon. Read the full bulletin here.
See the BHRC statement on the case.
We hope to work with as many of you as possible and always welcome your feedback and ideas, so please do not hesitate to get in contact with the BHRC Project Coordinator, Illari Aragon. Read the full bulletin here.
The BHRC invites you to the following event. Spotlight on the Inter-American Systems of Human Rights: Enforcing Human Rights in the Americas? Wednesday, 4th July 2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Doughty Street Chambers, 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS. See a full outline of the Seminar.
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) voices its concern at the on-going detention of four ICC staff members in Zintan, Libya. It joins the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, in requesting their immediate release. See BHRC Press Release
We hope to work with as many of you as possible and always welcome your feedback and ideas, so please do not hesitate to get in contact with the new BHRC Project Coordinator, Illari Aragon. Read the full bulletin here.
BHRC expresses concern at the position of Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior, which is blocking plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from 7 to 12 years. See BHRC statement
In 2011, the BHRC submitted an Amicus Curiae (English) to the Colombian Constitutional Court regarding the annulment of the decision taken by Colombia’s Constitutional Court (7-769/2009) in the Muriel Mining Corporation Case. The brief deals with the international jurisprudence regarding the right to consultation and prior informed consent of the communities affected by large scale projects. See the Amicus...
The BHRC, Solicitors’ International Human Rights Group and the International Bar Association sent a joint letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the situation of human rights defenders and journalists in Mexico. See the letter here.
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