HUMAN RIGHTS IN EUROPE DECISION TIME ON THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS The system for the protection of human rights in Europe is under scrutiny. States are examining the European Court of Human Rights. At a Conference in February 2010 they will take decisions which could bring welcome reform to relieve the Court’s backlog of...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is the international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales. It is an independent body primarily concerned with the protection of the rights of advocates and judges around the world. It is also concerned with defending the rule of law and internationally...
On 4 December 2009, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales concluded a high-level international delegation of human rights lawyers to Mexico. The purpose of the delegation was to carry out an independent and impartial audit of the human rights situation in the state of Guerrero and Oaxaca; in particular, to assess access...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), would like to express its grave concern at the suspension of the rule of law in Pakistan and attacks on and extra-judicial detention of judges, lawyers and human rights activists in Pakistan following the imposition of a state of emergency by General Pervez Musharraf on...
Library Resources for Lawyers in Tanzania Read the full report here.
The Rule of Law Under Threat. A report on the practice and procedure of the state Security Court in Bahrain. Read the full analysis here.
Human Rights in Palestine: what has happened since Oslo? Read the full fact-finding report here.
Human Rights in a period of transition: the case of the occupied territories, Jerico and Gaza Strip Read the fact-finding report here.
Report of a Second Mission to The Republic of Latvia Read the fact-finding report here.
Death Penalty in Texas Read the fact-finding report here.
The Bar Human Rights Committee is the independent,
international human rights arm of the Bar of England
and Wales, dedicated to promoting justice and respect
for human rights through the rule of law.