BHRC x ABA ROLI ‘Edge of Law’ Virtual Dialogue Series concludes with report and recommendations  to be published in September 2022

Image Credit: catastrophe_OL / Shutterstock BHRC was proud to partner with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) on a series of four virtual dialogues held between November 2021-March 2022, through which BHRC and ABA ROLI sought to and succeeded in creating a regional platform where practitioners, academics, civil society actors and...

BHRC and IBAHRI Joint Statement on Sri Lanka: Human rights violations and the rule of law

Image Credit: Ruwan Walpola / Shutterstock The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (‘BHRC’) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (‘IBAHRI’) have previously expressed grave concerns at the deteriorating human rights situation in Sri Lanka, and now wish to add to the chorus of respected global human rights voices drawing attention to...

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales supports the Yazidi Justice Committee as a member organisation

The Yazidi Justice Committee will launch a key report on State Responsibility and the Yazidi Genocide on 06 July The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) is a member organisation of the Yazidi Justice Committee (YJC), formed in early 2020 as an ad hoc body of the following organisations: Accountability Unit; Women...

Invitation to BHRC’s Summer Social

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) invites you to join us for our summer social. Please join us on the 7th July at 6pm at Garden Court Chambers for a drinks reception in the marquee. This event is an opportunity for members to get together, speak to BHRC’s Executive Committee, and learn more about how...

Dear Foreign Secretary, We are writing on behalf of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) to raise our concerns about the serious threat to human rights and the rule of law in Sri Lanka, to raise awareness as necessary and seek an...

BHRC and Article 19 Release Joint Statement Condemning the Sentencing of Eight Turkish Human Rights Defenders

Image Credit: Shutterstock / Thomas Koch   ARTICLE 19 and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) condemn the aggravated life sentence given to Osman Kavala and the 18-year sentences handed down to Mucella Yapici, Çiğdem Mater, Hakan Altınay, Mine Özerden, Can Atalay, Tayfun Kahraman and Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi in relation to...