Dear Foreign Secretary, We are writing on behalf of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England...
BHRC and IBAHRI write to the UK Foreign Secretary regarding the serious threat to human rights and the rule of law in Sri Lanka
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BHRC and Article 19 Release Joint Statement Condemning the Sentencing of Eight Turkish Human Rights Defenders
ARTICLE 19 and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) condemn the...
BHRC Trial Observation Report-Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
Further to a highly welcomed decision by the US to approve BHRC as one of only two non-US NGOs...
BHRC supports International Fair Trial Day 2022 Statement & Call for nominations for the Ebru Timtik Award
The right to a fair trial has long been recognised by the international community as a fundamental...
BHRC Open Letter re Ongoing Executions and the Death Penalty for Child Defendants in Saudi Arabia
Dear Foreign Secretary, The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) utterly...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales Joins International Condemnation of Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) condemns the unlawful invasion of...
BHRC Signs onto Joint Statement with others in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer
We, the undersigned members of the global legal community, stand in solidarity with...
Joint Statement : China must release imprisoned journalist Zhang Zhan, who is at imminent risk of death
The 29 Principles, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, the International Bar Association's Human Rights...
Joint statement on the suspension of Lin Qilei’s and revocation of Liang Xiaojun’s legal practice licenses
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Human Rights...
Turkey: BHRC and ARTICLE 19 submit expert opinion in the Saturday Mothers/People case
On Monday, 22 November 2021, Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) and ARTICLE...
Expression of interest: BHRC and Article 19 international human rights law training in Turkey
Expression of interest: BHRC and Article 19 international human rights law training in Turkey...
STATEMENT: Designation of Palestinian NGOs and civil society groups as ‘terrorist organisations’
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) joins many international bodies and...
STATEMENT: Turkey’s continuing detention of political opponents and civil society leaders, in defiance of the rule of law
On 2 November 2021 Osman Kavala, a civil society leader and human rights defender, issued a...
STATEMENT: Continued prosecution and detention of Alaa Abd El Fattah, Mohamed El-Baqer and others before the Egyptian State Security Court raises concern about Egypt’s profound rule of law crisis
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a blogger and human rights defender, is currently accused of ‘belonging to a...
HONG KONG: Joint open letter to Hong Kong secretary for justice regarding barrister Chow Hang-tung
BHRC has joined a group of 72 international non-governmental organizations and individuals calling...
BHRC writes to the UK Foreign Secretary regarding the urgent and escalating situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales ("BHRC") has today written to the UK Foreign...
HONG KONG: IBAHRI and BHRC condemn the sentencing of Veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy figures
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the Bar Human Rights...
USA: BHRC and IBAHRI call on President Biden to withdraw sanctions against ICC officials without delay
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and the International Bar...
SRI LANKA: Accountability for past human rights violations and adequacy of domestic mechanisms
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and the International Bar...
TURKEY: Urgent action letter to the UN Special Rapporteurs on the failure of Turkey to carry out a genuine investigation into the killing of Tahir Elçi
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales ("BHRC") joins 47 international organisations...
UK: Joint statement of 20 Civil Society Organisations Support Historic Genocide Amendment to UK Trade Bill
Genocides and other mass atrocity crimes have claimed the lives of over 80 million victims...
EGYPT: Call on States to address the human rights situation in Egypt at the UN Human Rights Council
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales ("BHRC") has joined over 100 leading human...
UK: Proposed Amendment to the Trade Bill 2019-2021 Relating to Genocide
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (“BHRC”) welcomes the House of Lords’...
Kazakhstan – International Human Rights Law training and best practice for lawyers – February 2021
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), partnered with the Legal Policy...
BHRC and the Bar Council write to H.E. Afghanistan Chief Justice to express solidarity with members of the judiciary and wider legal profession in Afghanistan
Following the killings of two female judges, who were travelling to their place of work when they...
UK: BHRC supports the Genocide Amendment in letter to the Foreign Secretary
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”), has today written to the Foreign...
BHRC condemns mass arrests in Hong Kong as chilling threat to democracy and human rights
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) condemns the arrests that took place...
Statement: BHRC expresses concern at continued State obstruction of defence lawyers in China and Hong Kong
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is extremely concerned at the threat to...
BHRC and the Bar Council write a further letter of concern to Polish authorities following the treatment of Judge Tuleya
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have written a further letter of concern to the...
IRAN: Joint statement of solidarity with imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
We, the undersigned 26 Bar Associations, Law Societies, and organisations supporting the legal...
TURKEY: Joint statement on the killing of Tahir Elçi and lack of effective investigation into his death
The Bar Human Rights Commitee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today joined over 40 bar...
BHRC implores UK to reconsider plans to make drastic cuts to aid spending
The Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, Schona Jolly QC has today...
CHINA: Authorities place Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping under ‘residential surveillance’
Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping, whose certificate to practice law was suspended in...
SRI LANKA: Detention of human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is concerned at reports of the...
BHRC writes letters of condolence to the President of Afghanistan and Chancellor of Kabul University following attack on law students
The Bar Human Rights Committee has written to the President of Afghanistan and the Chancellor of...
Iran: Letter to Supreme Leader raising concerns for human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has written to Ayatollah Khameini,...
BHRC and the Bar Council write to Polish authorities ahead of rescheduled hearing to waive immunity of Judge Tuleya
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have written to the Polish President and Prime...
Toolkit for Lawyers at Risk
This year, BHRC – in a project led by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute...
Turkey’s mass surveillance case: BHRC submits third party intervention to the UN Human Rights Committee
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales has submitted a third party intervention in...
Joint letter to President Erdoğan of Turkey on the mass arrest of lawyers in Ankara
Your Excellency, The undersigned organisations have learned of the arrest of approximately 55...
Joint statement with CCBE on the 30th anniversary of the UN Basic Principles on the role of lawyers
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) is pleased to join The Council of Bars and Law Societies of...
BHRC publishes the “Gezi Park” trial observation report in Turkish
BHRC has published the Turkish version of its trial observation report of the “Gezi Park”...
BHRC signs joint global call for UN mechanisms to monitor human rights violations by China
An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
USA: Sanctions against ICC officials “gravely undermines” the rule of law
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) condemns the designation and imposition...
Colombia: Lawyers and judicial independence at risk
The Bar Human Rights Committee has written a joint letter to UN Special Rapporteurs and...
Egypt: Veteran Human Rights Defender Bahey eldin Hassan sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
(Beirut, August 28, 2020) – On 25 August 2020, the Fifth “Terrorism Circuit” of the Cairo Criminal...
Zimbabwe: Systematic and Targeted Intimidation of Lawyers and Others Amidst Deteriorating Human Rights Situation
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) expresses grave concern about the...
Zimbabwe: Bar Council and BHRC joint statement on the Zimbabwean Magistrate’s ruling against lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa
The Bar Council of England and Wales (“The Bar Council”) and the Bar Human Rights Committee of...
BAHRAIN: BHRC raises concerns of judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders in letter to King
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has raised concerns regarding the...
BELARUS: Brutal Post-Election Crackdown on Peaceful Protestors Must End
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada...
INDIA – BHRC deeply concerned by Indian Supreme Court interference with legitimate criticism
On Friday 14th August senior human rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan was convicted of criminal...
Statement regarding Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal – Turkish lawyers on hunger strike
The undersigned organisations have been following recent developments in the cases of human rights...
BHRC urges the King of Bahrain to halt executions of two men convicted on basis of confession allegedly extracted under torture
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has called on the King of Bahrain to...
BHRC publishes new report outlining the responsibility of States under international law to Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, China
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today published a new high-level...
BHRC submits amicus to the Bahrain Court of Cassation in “fundamentally flawed” proceedings against two men on death row who allege they were tortured
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has submitted an amicus curiae...
New national security law demonstrates a “chilling contempt” for the principles, fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is deeply concerned at the news this...
USA: Sanctions threat against ICC officials “fundamentally imperils” the rule of law
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) expresses its deep concern at the...
BHRC expresses grave concern at Israel’s move towards the unilateral annexation of large areas in the West Bank
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today written to the UK Prime...
Bar Council and BHRC write to Polish authorities ahead of hearing to waive immunity of Judge Tuleya
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have written to the Polish President and Prime...
USA: Policing response to peaceful protests indiscriminate and excessive
Protests in Indianapolis, IN, USA.Photo by Hybrid on UnsplashBHRC expresses condemnation at the...
Turkey: Discontinue criminal investigations against Ankara and Diyarbakir Bar Associations
The Bar Human Rights Committee has joined a coalition of ten legal organisations in a joint letter...
Hong Kong: China’s proposed national security laws should be withdrawn with immediate effect
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) expresses grave concern about the draft national security...
BHRC publishes full trial observations of the “Gezi Park” trial as the ECtHR confirms Osman Kavala must be immediately released
BHRC has published its observations in full of the "Gezi Park" trial of sixteen leading civil...
Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy figures condemned by international legal community
The international legal community is seriously concerned by the arrest of 15 veteran pro-democracy...
Hungary: State Secretary Response to BHRC and Bar Council letter calling on Prime Minister Orbán to reverse disproportionate emergency powers legislation
On 1 April 2020, BHRC and the Bar Council wrote to the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán,...
Statement: Political prisoners in Turkey in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
BHRC has issued a public statement expressing serious concern that draft legislation in Turkey,...
Bar Council and BHRC call on Prime Minister Orbán to reverse disproportionate emergency powers legislation in Hungary amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have written to the Prime Minister of Hungary,...
Joint Statement: COVID-19: Urgent measures must be taken by MENA governments to protect the prison population
BHRC has joined the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), MENA Rights Group, and 37...
Bar Council and BHRC write to the Polish authorities over worsening rule of law crisis
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have written to the Polish President and Prime...
Joint Statement: Arbitrary Suspension of Tanzanian Lawyer and Former President of the Tanganyika Law Society, Ms Fatma Karume
The undersigned bar associations and organizations, concerned with the rule of law and the...
Open Letter from Over 50 NGOs and Individuals to the UAE authorities
BHRC has joined the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the International Campaign for Freedom in...
BHRC condemns the continued detention and harassment of Osman Kavala in the wake of new investigation
BHRC has today released a statement condemning the arrest and detention of Osman Kavala in respect...
BHRC Interim Trial Report: The “Gezi Park” trial continues with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in defiance of ECHR decision ordering his immediate release, as proceedings unravel
Following on from our previous trial observations of June, October and December 2019, BHRC has...
BHRC Interim Trial Report: The “Gezi Park” trial continues with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in defiance of ECHR decision ordering his immediate release
Following on from our previous trial observations of June and October 2019, BHRC has published an...
Day of the Endangered Lawyer: Launch of the Toolkit on Lawyers at Risk
On the International Day of Endangered Lawyers, the IBAHRI, in cooperation with BHRC and other...
Hong Kong: Response by Chief Executive Carrie Lam to BHRC letter regarding the escalating crisis in Hong Kong
On 20 November BHRC wrote to Chief Executive Carrie Lam expressing grave concern at the...
BHRC statement ahead of the Global Lawyers Forum in Guangzhou, China on International Human Rights Day
As lawyers and delegates gather for the Global Lawyers Conference in Guangzou, China, BHRC calls...
BHRC and the Bar Council express serious concern about Kashmir in letter to Prime Minister Modi
Chair of the Bar Council, Richard Atkins QC, and Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee of...
BHRC gravely concerned as situation in Hong Kong intensifies in letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Update: BHRC received a response from Ms Lam on the 2 December 2019. Click here to read it. BHRC...
BHRC Chair Schona Jolly QC’s response to the alarming development in the case of Ahmet Altan in Turkey
BHRC has today received information that: A judge reviewed an application for the re-arrest of...
International lawyers observe “12 Apostles” trial of Santiago Uribe Vélez
Representatives from the Colombian Caravana (UK) and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and...
BHRC, FBE and LRWC express condemnation of serious human rights violations in response to mass protests in Chile
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales, European Bars Federation Human Rights...
China – BHRC welcomes international actions condemning treatment of Uighur peoples in Xinjiang
BHRC has issued a public statement welcoming two recent developments in the international...
BHRC: The “Gezi Park” trial continues on 8 October 2019 with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in Turkey
BHRC: The “Gezi Park” trial continues on 8 October 2019 with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala...
Joint call by international legal community: Protect Filipino lawyers!
Joint call by international legal community: Protect Filipino lawyers! Today, Bar Human Rights...
BHRC raises serious concern over reports of police brutality in Hong Kong
BHRC has issued a statement raising serious concern about the response by Hong Kong authorities to...
BHRC joins UPR Submission raising concern for the Philippines’ lawyers
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has endorsed a joint submission to the...
BHRC trial report on latest stage of Selahattin Demirtaş v Turkey confirms ECtHR finding that continued detention is politically motivated
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has published its interim report in the...
BHRC publishes event report on Parliamentary session “Hiding in Plain Sight-the extraordinary scale of human rights violations in Xinjiang, China”
On Wednesday 26th June 2019, the Bar Human Rights Committee in conjunction with the All Party...
BHRC joins International Coalition of Legal Organisations raising concern for Turkey’s lawyers and judges
BHRC is part of an international coalition of legal organisations who have submitted a joint...
BHRC: The “Gezi Park” trial forms part of a chilling clampdown on human rights defenders and civil society in Turkey.
BHRC has issued a public statement raising serious concern over the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen...
INDIA: BAR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE EXPRESSES SERIOUS CONCERN THAT THE RAIDS ON INDIRA JAISING AND ANAND GROVER FORM PART OF A PATTERN OF HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION DIRECTED AGAINST CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS.
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) writes to express its alarm and concern...
Hong Kong’s “ill conceived” extradition proposals “fundamentally imperil the operation of the rule of law” say leading international law organisations.
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, the Law Society of England & Wales, the...
BHRC Chair & IBAHRI Director Issue Joint Statement raising concern over Hong Kong Fugitive Law for Conference on Extradition and Human Rights
BHRC Chair Schona Jolly QC and IBAHRI Director Helena Kennedy QC have issued the following joint...
BHRC report raises concern over expedited trials and denial of bail in Zimbabwe
BHRC has published its report raising concern for fair trial rights and the rule of law in...
Bar Human Rights Committee to Brunei: “Revoke these oppressive and discriminatory laws”
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has sent a letter to the Sultan of...
International lawyers observe “12 Apostles” trial of Santiago Uribe Vélez
Representatives from the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the Colombian...
BHRC publishes trial observation notes from Catalan Referendum case
The Bar Human Rights Committee has published the formal trial observation notes from its...
Barristers seek action from President Erdogan on Turkey’s Day of the Lawyer
The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales...
UK barristers urge Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt to call on Iran to immediately release human rights lawyer
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have sent a public letter...
BHRC issues Amicus to the Guantanamo Bay Military Tribunal on torture derived evidence
BHRC published its amicus brief to the Guantanamo Bay Military Tribunal in the case of Ali Abdul...
BHRC issues statement by QC on recent fair trial abuses in Zimbabwe after observing trials in Harare.
Michael Ivers QC, an executive officer of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales...
BHRC joins 31 organisations around the world calling for the release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer, Wang Quanzhang
BHRC has joined a statement with 31 other organisations calling for the acquittal of Wang...
Lawyers Associations join forces to raise concern for the rule of law and the legal profession in Turkey for the Day of the Endangered Lawyer
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has joined ten other Bar Associations,...
“Disappointment” and “Dismayed,” says BHRC, at Nepal’s continued prosecution of Madhesi activist, Dr Chandra Kant Raut
BHRC has issued a public statement raising concern over the continued detention, prosecution and...
BHRC calls for Zimbabwe to cease state violence and protect the rights of children amid concern for fair trials and freedom of expression
BHRC has issued a public statement regarding the current and ongoing situation in Zimbabwe,...
BHRC joins open letter to the President of Colombia: Protect Daniel Prado, Preserve the Independence of the Legal Profession
The Bar Human Rights Committee joined other professional bodies in raising concern for the safety...
BHRC expresses concern at recent arrests of academics and activists in Turkey
BHRC has issued a public statement expressing serious concern at the recent arrests by Turkish...
BHRC Chair issues joint statement with concern for Asia Bibi’s lawyer, Saif Ul Malook
In response to reports that Asia Bibi’s lawyer, Saif Ul Malook, has received death threats and...
EVENT: 21 November 18:00-Turkey’s Continuing Crisis: Freedom of Expression and the Rule of Law under Threat
Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales and ARTICLE 19 will host a panel discussion...
BHRC joins international community for World Day Against the Death Penalty
On the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty, BHRC has issued a statement raising awareness...
BHRC joins international call for Nobel Peace Prize to Human Rights Defenders
The Bar Human Rights Committee has joined over 200 organisations around the world in signing an...
BHRC sends joint submission to Special Rapporteur on Judges and Lawyers regarding the situation of lawyers in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee alongside the Law Society of England and Wales and the...
BHRC condemns mass trial and sentencing of 759 individuals in Egypt: 75 receiving the death penalty, 45 life sentences and 5-10 year sentences for remaining
Following a mass trial of 759 individuals, on 8 September 2018, the Cairo Criminal Court from a...
BHRC submissions to Parliament published on FCO inquiries
BHRC submissions to the Foreign Affairs Committee on two inquiries into the work of the Foreign...
On the anniversary of the Chinese 709 Crackdown, BHRC calls for the release of detained human rights lawyers
BHRC has issued a statement raising concern for the continued detention of human rights lawyers on...
BHRC to attend Kuwait Court of Cassation to continue monitoring ‘entry to Parliament’ mass trial
BHRC has issued the following statement regarding the ongoing trial observation in Kuwait: The...
BHRC issues interim report in the trial of Kuwaiti Parliamentarians
BHRC has issued an interim report regarding the case of 70 Kuwaiti defendants convicted of public...
BHRC raises concern for fair trial rights in Turkey after latest trial observation
BHRC has published its interim trial observation report on the Zaman trial, in which 10...
BHRC joins statement raising concern for lawyers in Turkey and the judiciary in Poland
Following its recent joint side event in Geneva, BHRC joined 5 other organisations in oral...
BHRC joins international legal community in an open letter to Turkish authorities in support of Turkish lawyers on the Day of the Lawyer in Turkey
The Bar Council of England and Wales, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales...
BHRC publishes trial observation report for Egyptian presidential contender
BHRC, along with its partner EuroMed Rights have published its trial observation report for the...
BHRC calls on UK Foreign Secretary to intervene for Bahraini human rights defender
BHRC has sent a letter to the UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, raising concern over the...
BHRC releases hearing observations for Ahed Tamimi and family
BHRC has released its hearing observation report on the opening of the trial of 17-year-old Ahed...
BHRC signs onto oral statements to Special Rapporteurs on Torture and HRD
BHRC has signed onto joint oral statement to the Special Rapparteurs on Torture and Human...
“Free the lawyers” BHRC and Bar Council sends letter to Iran
BHRC and the Bar Council sent a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei calling for the release of...
BHRC writes letter to Nepalese PM regarding the death of protestors and police in the Terai region
BHRC has published an open letter to the Prime Minister of Nepal raising concern for the...
BHRC issues joint statement on Day of the Endangered Lawyer
BHRC and the Bar Council have issued a joint statement for the 8th Day of the Endangered...
BHRC calls for release of Li Yuhan as China’s arrest of human rights lawyers continues
BHRC has released a statement calling for the immediate release of and production of evidence...
Aya Hegazy Trial Observation Report Launch
A report by BHRC produced on behalf of EuroMed Rights on the trial of Aya Hegazy was launched on...
BHRC and EuroMed Rights Launch Trial Observation Report on Aya Hegazy’s Case
London, 27 November EuroMed Rights and the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) of England and Wales...
BHRC raises concern for Bahraini activist’s family
BHRC has published an open letter to the King of Bahrain calling for a review of the convictions...
BHRC publishes latest observations from Altan case
BHRC has published an addendum to its trial observations in the case of Altan and others in...
BHRC calls for the release of the Istanbul 10
As the trial opens for Amnesty Turkey Director İdil Eser and the other human rights defenders...
BHRC publishes fact-finding report on Calais and the plight of child refugees
BHRC has released its fact-finding report, “Breakdown: the dismantling of the Calais “Jungle” and...
BHRC calls for clemency for two men on death row in Bahrain
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has submitted an official petition for...
BHRC raises concern for lawyers in Tanzania amid shooting of Law Society President
BHRC, with the Bar Council and Law Society, have signed an open letter to the President of...
BHRC finds violations of fair trial rights in Turkey
BHRC released its trial observations from the first substantive proceedings against journalists in...
BHRC welcomes release of Cameroonian protestors
London, 1st September 2017 BHRC today welcomes the release from detention in Yaounde of 54...
BHRC releases statement of concern for detention of Law Society President in Tanzania
BHRC has released a statement of concern for Tundo Lissu, the president of the Tanganyika Law...
On eve of human rights advocate’s trial, BHRC calls on China to release detained lawyers and human rights defenders
BHRC has published a statement raising serious concern over the continued detention of human...
BHRC and Bar Council reach out to Mugabe over Zimbabwe’s plans for the judiciary
A joint letter signed by the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the Bar Council...
On the Third Anniversary of the Massacre at Sinjar, the Global Justice Center and Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales Call for Justice for the Yazidi Genocide
Today is the third anniversary of the massacre at Mount Sinjar where ISIS fighters murdered...
BHRC welcomes Inter-American Court ruling requiring Honduras to reinstate judges.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has found that the Honduran State failed...
BHRC raises concern over potential changes to the Polish judiciary
21 July 2017 (updated 24 July 2017) BHRC has sent a letter to the President of Poland and...
BHRC calls for the release of Amnesty Turkey director and the Istanbul 10.
BHRC has sent an open letter to the Minister of Justice in Turkey calling for the release Amnesty...
BHRC trial observation reports multiple violations of fair trial rights by Cameroon
A new trial observation report by the Bar Human Rights Committee has revealed numerous violations...
BHRC calls on Russian authorities to uphold religious freedom of Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has issued a formal statement...
BHRC responds to latest delay in Aya Hegazy case
After 1156 days on pre-trial detention, Aya Hegazy will have to wait a further 3 weeks to learn...
BHRC calls on Bahrain to halt executions amid torture allegations
The Bar Human Rights Committee has sent an open letter to the King of Bahrain, calling for an...
BHRC legal observers call on Turkey to ensure fair trial rights of Taraf journalists
The Bar Human Rights Committee has published a statement of concern calling on the Turkish...
BHRC expresses grave concern over arrest and prosecution of Pastor Evan Mawarire in Zimbabwe
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses its grave concern over the...
BHRC calls on Turkish Constitutional Court to address human rights abuses
The Bar Human Rights Committee has today written to the Turkish Constitutional Court, calling on...
Bar Human Rights Committee and Bar Council urge Theresa May to raise Turkish human rights concerns in Erdoğan meeting
The Bar Human Rights Committee and the Bar Council have today urged Prime Minister Theresa May to...
BHRC publishes 2014-15 Biennial Report
The Bar Human Rights Committee's 2014-15 Biennial Report has been published today. This report...
BHRC calls on Egypt to revoke travel bans imposed on human rights defenders
In a formal statement of concern published today, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and...
تقرير صادر عن لجنة حقوق الإنسان في نقابة المحامين في انجلترا وويلز، مركز القاهرة لدراسات حقوق الإنسان و الأورو-متوسطية للحقوق يكشف انتهاكات القانون الدولي في مصر خلال محاكمة آية حجازي
لندن / بروكسل، 16 تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 2016: أصدرت لجنة حقوق الإنسان في نقابة المحامين في انجلترا...
Rapport expose au grand jour des violations du droit international commises par l’Égypte lors du procès d’Aya Hegazy
Le rapport d’EuroMed Droits, du Comité des droits de l’Homme du barreau en Angleterre et au pays...
Report reveals international law violations by Egypt during Aya Hegazy trial
Read in: French / Arabic A new trial observation report, published today by the Bar Human Rights...
Bar Human Rights Committee publishes Interim Report on trial of Turkish journalists
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales has today published an interim Trial...
BHRC leads international outcry over treatment of Egyptian lawyers and human rights defenders
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) has spoken out today on behalf of...
BHRC expresses concern over freezing of Egyptian human rights defenders’ assets
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has expressed its concern over the decision of...
BHRC observes trial of Turkish journalists
The Bar Human Rights Committee has this week sent an international trial observer to the first...
BHRC publishes Trial Observation Report on prosecution of 43 lawyers in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee has today published a new Trial Observation Report, focusing on the...
BHRC calls for Egypt to immediately release Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has today expressed its grave concern...
BHRC express concern over arrest, detention and prosecution of peaceful protesters in Zimbabwe
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today issued a formal statement...
BHRC publishes report on police violence and access to justice in Calais migrant camps
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has today published a report on migrant camps...
BHRC signs joint letter marking anniversary of Chinese lawyers’ arrests
A joint letter signed by the Bar Human Rights Committee has been sent today to President...
BHRC express concern and shock over attacks on Camp Liberty
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) have today issued a statement...
Bar Human Rights Committee and Bar Council call on Kenya to protect lawyers
The Bar Council and Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have today sent a joint letter...
BHRC condemns mass arrest of judges and prosecutors in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has issued a formal statement...
BHRC calls on India to abolish punitive foreign NGO rules, and reverse human rights group’s suspension
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today issued a statement calling on...
Bar Human Rights Committee condemns increasing attacks against Palestinian human rights defenders
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today issued a statement expressing...
Concerns over detention of Egyptian lawyers
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have issued a statement today expressing...
Bar Human Rights Committee calls for Bangladesh to halt execution of Motiur Nizami
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today called for the government of...
BHRC & Law Society call for release of Turkish lawyers Ramazan Demir and Ayse Acinikli
The Bar Human Rights Committee have today issued a joint letter with the Law Society and other...
Serious concerns about fairness of Belady Foundation trial in Egypt
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and EuroMed Rights express serious...
BHRC and Bar Council express deep concern over attacks against lawyers in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and The Bar Council of England and...
BHRC calls on Israel to release hunger-striking journalist, Mohamed al-Qiq
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) calls for the immediate release of the...
Letter of concern sent to Somaliland Supreme Court in response to conviction and death sentence of Mr. Abdullahi Ali
BHRC has sent a letter of concern to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Somaliland calling...
BHRC and DPI deplore shooting of Tahir Elçi, President of Diyarbakir Bar Association, Turkey
It is with great sadness that the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and the...
BHRC calls for immediate suspension of executions of Mr. Ali Mujahid and Mr. Salauddin Chowdhury in Bangladesh
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) calls for the immediate suspension of...
BHRC expresses serious concern at the arbitrary detention of Egyptian journalist Hossam Bahgat
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses serious concern at the...
Press Statement: British lawyers call for release of human rights lawyers in China
Whilst the UK is focused upon the visit of China’s President, Xi Jinping, to the country this...
BHRC issues statement of support for the Stop FGM in the Middle East campaign
BHRC expresses deep concern in response to the continued ignorance of the problem of Female...
International organisations express their concern on fifth anniversary of the arrest of Colombian human rights defender, David Ravelo Crespo
BHRC has joined with other international organisations to express its concern at the ongoing...
BHRC endorses amicus brief submitted to the Constitutional Court of Colombia
BHRC has joined other organisations in endorsing an amicus brief submitted to the Colombian...
BHRC issues statement of support for the Constitutional Court of Colombia
Following the allegations of corruption levelled against Magistrado Jorge Pretelt, President of...
Bar Human Rights Committee writes to Chinese President in response to mass arrests of lawyers and human rights defenders in China
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has sent an open letter to the...
BHRC seminar on FGM Protection Orders – what impact for girls at risk?
On Thursday 16th July, BHRC hosted a seminar at Doughty Street Chambers where a diverse panel...
BHRC seriously concerned by prosecution of Egyptian women’s rights lawyer, Azza Soliman
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses serious concern about the continuing prosecution of Ms Azza Soliman, women’s rights lawyer and co-founder of the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance. The case against Ms Soliman stems from the fatal shooting in January 2015 – allegedly by the Egyptian police – of Ms Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, a prominent Egyptian activist.
BHRC receives letter of thanks following release of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani in Sudan
Following the news that the case of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani was declared nolle prosequi in Sudan in...
BHRC condemns death sentence handed to former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses grave concern about the death sentence pronounced against the deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, along with over 100 additional defendants in circumstances that raise critical doubt over the impartiality and fairness of the Egyptian judicial system. In particular, the BHRC is deeply concerned by the continued disregard for the right to life apparent in these mass capital sentences.
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...
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.
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.
Response received from Foreign & Commonwealth Office re. Raif Badawi
Read the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's response to the BHRC's letter of concern regarding...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BHRC submits Amicus Curiae brief to the Court of Appeal in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) sought leave and presented submissions to the Court of...
BHRC calls for the immediate release of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has released a statement today, 15th...
Milestones in International Criminal Justice: The ICC & Palestine – Meeting Summary
'This is a summary of an event held by the International Law Programme at Chatham House in...
BHRC co-signs open letter to Putin to repeal ‘foreign agents’ law used to stigmatise Russian civil society organisations
The Bar Human Rights Committee has added its signature to an open letter to President Putin...
ICT Bangladesh: BHRC calls for immediate suspension of death sentences handed down against Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Motiur Rahman Nizami
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has released a statement today, 11th...
BHRC sends open letter to Prime Minister of Nepal in response to arrest and prosecution of Madhesi activist Chandra Kant Raut
On 6 November 2014, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) sent an open letter...
BHRC submits report on FGM to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
In reponse to a call for submissions from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights...
BHRC and ISLP-UK write to the Minister of Peace and Reconstruction in Nepal to express concerns regarding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act
On 29 September 2014, the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) and the International Senior Lawyers...
BHRC submits Amicus Curiae brief to Colombian Supreme Court on David Ravelo appeal case
On 20th August, the Bar Human Rights Committee submitted an Amicus Curiae brief to the Supreme...
British Lawyers and Professors urge ICC to initiate investigation into crimes being committed in the Gaza Strip
Public international law and criminal law Q.C.s and Professors based in Britain join with the Bar...
BHRC supports calls for immediate ceasefire to halt Israel’s military assault on the Gaza Strip
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales ("BHRC") has released today, 21st July 2014, a...
BHRC supports open letter to Egyptian Ambassador Ashraf El Kholy regarding the verdicts in the ‘Al Jazeera trial’
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) lends its support to an open letter to...
Statement on the report of the Home Affairs Committee on Female Genital Mutilation
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has released today, 3rd July 2014, a...
BHRC statement: Chilling implications of the verdicts in the “Al Jazeera trial” for the rule of law in Egypt
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has released today, 24th June 2014, a...
Universal Jurisdiction
Universal Jurisdiction. Illari Aragón examines threats to universal jurisdiction within Spain and...
BHRC statement: concern about human rights breaches arising out of blasphemy legislation in Pakistan.
The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales...
BHRC statement. Sixth anniversary of the arrest of Baha’i leaders in Iran.
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) releases today, 16th May 2014, a...
BHRC Amicus Curiae brief before the Supreme Court regarding the case of Mr. Christhoper Sepulvado v Sate of Louisiana.
The Amicus has a special interest in ensuring that the lethal injection narcotics that the State...
Statement: BHRC concern at mass capital verdicts in Egypt following failures to adhere to basic requirements of procedural fairness
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) releases today, 29th April 2014, a...
BHRC calls for the immediate release of Karpal Singh in Malaysia
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) releases today, 4th April 2014, a...
An Unfinished War: Torture and Sexual Violence in Sri Lanka, 2009-2014
Produced by human rights lawyer and co-author of the UN Panel of Experts report on mass atrocities...
BHRC and UK Chambers release an open letter to Mr. José Antonio Griñán regarding recent reform to universal jurisdiction in Spain
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (‘BHRC’), Garden Court International, Garden...
Statement: Iranian Draft Charter of Citizens’ Rights
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) urges the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran,...
The Genocide Trial of Rios Montt
THE GENOCIDE TRIAL OF RIOS MONTT, Counsel Magazine, February 2014. Illari Aragón, BHRC Project...
Legal analysis on the right to education in India
In 2011 and 2012 JKM undertook research in Mumbai to investigate the right to education and why...
BHRC submits report to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
BHRC report to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Female Genital Mutilation (12 February 2014). Click...
Bar Council and BHRC release joint statement on Ukraine
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) release today, 4th...
ICT Bangladesh: BHRC calls urgently for immediate stay in execution of Abdul Qader Mollah
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) releases today, 9th December 2013, a...
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...
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...
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...
Sri Lanka: Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
On the 26th August, the BHRC and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) submitted an Amicus...
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...
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...
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...
BHRC letter welcomed by official authorities of Cameroon
The BHRC’s letter from 6th August dominated national TV news on the International Day of...
BHRC sends letter of concern to Prime Minister of Cameroon: Charges against members of MBOSCUDA
The BHRC writes to Prime Minister of Cameroon, Mr. Philemon YANG, concerning charges that recently...
BHRC Amicus Brief Pakistan: IN THE SUPREME COURT OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR. Re. SAJID HUSSAIN.
This brief was submitted to the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir by the BHRC. The...
BHRC releases statement of concern on Turkey: Indiscriminate use of force and the arrest of lawyers in Turkey, 11th June 2013
The BHRC expresses its urgent concern about today’s arrests of a further 45 lawyers at Caglayan...
BHRC Bulletin May 2013
A brief update of the BHRC activities during May. View bulletin here.
BHRC re-publishes Open Letter in the matter of the immediate risk of execution of Professor Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar – India
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) re-publishes today, 5th June, an Open...
BHRC expresses concern for the safety of Shukhoranjan Bali, missing witness in the ICT in Bangladesh found in an Indian jail
The BHRC releases today 17th May 2013 a statement expressing concern for the safety of...
BHRC Bulletin April 2013
A brief update of the BHRC activities during April. Read the bulletin here.
BHRC releases legal observation report: Turkey
The BHRC launches today 30th April 2013 an observation report on a pre-trial hearing in the case...
BHRC sends letter of concern: Potential move to annul trial proceedings of General Rios Montt for charges of Genocide in Guatemala
The BHRC and Solicitors’ International Human Rights Group (“SIHRG”) send today a letter to...
The BHRC expresses concern at the murder of another lawyer in Colombia
The BHRC voices serious concern at the murder of lawyer Diego Luis Garcia Gonzales on 21st March...
BHRC Trial Observation Report: The Maldives
The BHRC launches today the report “The Prosecution of Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed....
BHRC Update Bulletin February – March 2013
A brief update of the BHRC activities during February and March. Read the bulletin...
Summary of Proceedings of public meeting “Spotlight on the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal”
The BHRC makes public a Summary of Proceedings of the event "Spotlight on the Bangladesh...
The BHRC Expresses Concern at the Arrest and Continued Detention of Lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa in Zimbabwe
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) joins the international community in...
The BHRC launches today a legal briefing titled “Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages in Pakistan”.
The BHRC launches today a legal briefing titled "Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages in...
BHRC sends letter of concern to the Nepalese authorities regarding threats and incitement to commit violence against Ms Mandira Sharma
Ms Sharma is the founder of Advocacy Forum in Kathmandu, an organisation set up to provide legal...
The BHRC expresses grave concern at the verdict in the Sayedee case
The BHRC expresses grave concern at the verdict in the Sayedee case handed down yesterday by the...
Legal Opinion by Geoffrey Robertson QC on the Impeachment of Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice, conducted for the BHRC
To see the opinion click here To see the press release click here To see the covering letter...
The Removal from Office of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
The removal from office of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka was an unprecedented act in the judicial...
BHRC Statement: Concern at the murder of two lawyers in Cali, Colombia
The BHRC expresses concern at the recent news of the murders of two lawyers in Cali, Western...
The BHRC condemns recent missile attack on the residents of Camp Liberty
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) condemns without reservation the recent missile attack on...
Report on Bar Human Rights Committee Hearing Observation: Turkey
The BHRC launches on the 5 February 2013 a report on a pre-trial hearing in the case of 46 Turkish...
Bar Council and BHRC release a joint statement of concern: India
The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Bar Human Rights...
BHRC Statement: A Futher 15 Turkish lawyers arrested
The BHRC is extremely concerned by the arrest of a further 15 lawyers in Turkey on the 16th...
Further Statement. Sri Lanka: Impeachment of Chief Justice
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) raises grave concerns at the decision...
BHRC statement. Sri Lanka: Impeachment of Chief Justice
The BHRC voices concern at the circumstances surrounding the impeachment of the Chief Justice of...
BHRC Bulletin January 2013
The BHRC welcomes 2013 with the beginning of new Chair, Kirsty Brimelow QC, and a recently elected...
BHRC urgently calls for a retrial in the case of Delwar Hossein Sayedee
Following concerns raised by the BHRC on November 16th 2012 as to the fairness of proceedings...
BHRC Trial observation report: The Maldives
The BHRC launched on the 13 December "A report on hearing in the case of former President Mohamed...
BHRC Bulletin November 2012
We hope to work with as many of you as possible and always welcome your feedback and ideas, so...
BHRC statement on the International Criminal Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICT)
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England Wales (BHRC) expresses its concern that the...
BHRC launched Addendum report to “Recalling the Rule of Law” 2010 Report of the BHRC delegation to Mexico 2009.
Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group and Chair of the All-Party...
BHRC Bulletin October 2012
We hope to work with as many of you as possible and always welcome your feedback and ideas, so...
International Hearing on the Misuse of the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan
From 16th-19th September 2012 the United Nations Human Rights Council in conjunction with the...
BHRC Bulletin September 2012
We hope to work with as many of you as possible and always welcome your feedback and ideas, so...
The BHRC voices its concern at the detention and contemplated prosecution of Rimsha Masih in Pakistan
See the BHRC statement on the case.
BHRC Bulletin June-July 2012
We hope to work with as many of you as possible and always welcome your feedback and ideas, so...
PRESS RELEASE. The BHRC expresses concern about the on-going detention of four ICC staff members in Zintan, Libya.
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) voices its concern at the on-going detention of four ICC...
BHRC Bulletin May 2012
We hope to work with as many of you as possible and always welcome your feedback and ideas, so...
Statement on the Age of Criminal Responsibility in Pakistan
BHRC expresses concern at the position of Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior, which is blocking plans...
The Colombian Constitutional Court confirmed decision on Muriel Mining Corporation’s case
In 2011, the BHRC submitted an Amicus Curiae (English) to the Colombian Constitutional Court...
Joint letter sent to the OHCHR regarding the situation of human rights defenders and journalists in Mexico.
The BHRC, Solicitors’ International Human Rights Group and the International Bar Association sent...
BHRC writes letter of concern to King of Bahrain
BHRC writes letter of concern to King of Bahrain, Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa,...
‘Tracking Expression’ workshop programmes
BHRC Programme Harare 2012 BHRC Programme Bulawayo 2012
Manual ‘Observing and Monitoring Elections and Upholding Human Rights during Electoral Process’
This manual seeks to set out the fundamental freedoms which are necessary ingredients for...
BHRC submits Amicus Curiae in the case of Hugo Sánchez Ramírez
In March 2012, the BHRC and the Solicitors' International Human Rights Group submit an amicus...
BHRC issues statement of concern following the arrest of Malawian lawyer and former Attorney-General Mr Ralph Kasambara
On 16 February 2012, the BHRC issued a statement following the arrest of Malawian lawyer and...
BHRC submits amicus on the role of the Attorney General submitted to the Supreme Court of Nepal
In February 2012, the BHRC submits an amicus curiae on the role of the Attorney General to the...
BHRC Statement of Concern regarding minimum guarantees for Relocation of residents from Camp Ashraf, January 2012
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) expresses deep concern at the decision of the Iraqi...
Statement regarding the decision of the Iraqi government to transform Camp Liberty
The BHRC issues a statement regarding the decision of the Iraqi government to transform Camp...
CPN assistance request form and FAQs
As part of a Child Rights Unit (CRU) project with UNICEF, the BHRC prpvides case managment support...
BHRC Biennial Report (2010 – 2011)
'Two thousand and ten – 2011 continued to be momentous years for the Bar Human Rights Committee...
Statement regarding the arrest of fifty-one lawyers in Turkey
The BHRC issues a statement regarding the arrest of fifty-one lawyers in Turkey.
Statement urging the Colombian State to pause its quick denouncements of the Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective (CCAJAR)
The BHRC issues a statement urging the Colombian State to pause its quick denouncements of the...
The BHRC issues a statement regarding the proposal to close Camp Ashraf in Iraq
The BHRC issues a statement regarding the proposal to close Camp Ashraf in Iraq. View the...
Statement regarding events following the verdict in the Mumtaz Qadri
The BHRC and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association release a statement regarding events following...
NDCRW Resource: Tips for Securing Evidence
This worksheet is part of a series of resources compiled for the Niger Delta Child Rights...
NDCRW Resource: Investigation Protocol
This worksheet is part of a series of resources compiled for the Niger Delta Child Rights...
NDCRW Resource: Sample Logbook
This worksheet is part of a series of resources compiled for the Niger Delta Child Rights...
NDCRW Resource: Tips for Using the Logbook
This worksheet is part of a series of resources compiled for the Niger Delta Child Rights...
The BHRC sends a letter of concern to President Ilham Aliyev
The BHRC sends a letter of concern to President Ilham Aliyev with regards to the case of Elchin...
BHRC delegation fact-finding mission in Mexico
Between 17 and 24 September, a BHRC delegation conducted a fact-finding mission in Mexico to...
Statement on the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) and the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) refer to...
Manuel Valle v State of Florida
Motion for waiver of time and leave to file amicus curiae brief and brief of the bar human...
Submission of an amicus brief to the Colombian Constitutional Court
Submission of an amicus brief to the Colombian Constitutional Court with regards to prior consent...
Statement regarding events surrounding the 20 July 2011 civil society protests
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses deep concern at recent events...
BHRC Statement of Concern regarding fundamental human rights in Malawi
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses deep concern at recent events...
Letter of concern regarding the cases of five students disappeared in Dhanusha district Nepal in 2003
Read the letter here.
Statement of concern regarding recent events in Malawi.
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses deep concern at recent events...
Submission to the Malawi Special Law Commission established to review the Witchcraft Act Cap. 7:02
The State shall ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and also ensure the...
The case of Arjun Bahadur Lama
The BHRC sends a letter of concern to the Nepali government regarding the prolonged lack of arrest...
Jordan Death Penalty: Letter of Concern
Letter of concern to King Abdullah of Jordan urging him to renounce the recommendation to activate...
Statement on the erosion of the rule of law in Uganda
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses deep concern at recent events...
BHRC issues a statement condemning the attack on Camp Ashraf, Iraq on 08 April 2011
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) condemns the excessive use of force by Iraqi security...
Prosecutor v. Aloys Ntabakuze
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The Bar Human Rights Committee hereby submits its...
A Statement from The BHRC: Imposition of Martial Law, and the use of Foreign Troops in Bahrain
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales expresses deep concern regarding the...
Letter of concern: RE: Pavel Sapelko
A letter of concern in relation to the obstruction and intimidation of lawyers Read the...
BHRC Letter of Concern regarding the continued lack of arrest and prosecution of the responsiblein the case of Maina Sunuwar
Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal Office of the Prime Minister Singh Durbar Kathmandu Nepal SENT BY...
Bar Human Rights Committee Report on Bahrain, human rights and terror suspect cases
Introduction In early July 2010, the BHRC undertook a mission to observe parts of the trials of...
Letter of concern: Violation of the Lawyer’s Rights to Practice Independently and the Individual’s Rights Concerns
Letter of concern in relation to the obstruction and intimidation of lawyers. Read the full...
BHRC strongly urges the Belarusian authorities to guarantee in all circumstances the physical and psychological integrity of Mr Sapelko and Ms Busko
BHRC strongly urges the Belarusian authorities to guarantee in all circumstances the physical and...
Amicus Brief for Radilla-Pachecho and The United States of Mexcio
In the Inter-American Court Of Human Rights in the Case of Radilla-Pachecho and The United States...
BHRC strongly encourages Mexico to uphold the Inter-American Court’s recommendations in Radilla Pacheco v Mexico
Lic. José Francisco Blake Mora Secretaría de Gobernación Bucareli 99, 1er. piso, Col. Juárez, Del....
BHRC expresses its concerns regarding reports received about freedom of assembly and the actions of authorities at a recent protest organised by human rights NGOs in Togo
Votre Excellence, Atteinte à la liberté de rassemblement et répression de protestation pacifique...
BHRC releases a Trial Observation Report on the Kingdom of Bahrain
BHRC releases a Trial Observation Report on the Kingdom of Bahrain The Bar Human Rights Committee...
BHRC releases a Trial Observation Report on the Kingdom of Bahrain
BHRC releases a Trial Observation Report on the Kingdom of Bahrain containing a timely review of...
BHRC expresses its concern regarding reports received regarding the security at the Child Rights and Rehabilitation centre
Dear Honourable Governor, RE: The Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network centre I am writing on...
BHRC expresses grave concerns following reports received of the arrest and treatment of Dr Abdul Jalil al-Singace in Bahrain after travelling from the United Kingdom
Tariq Bin Daina Deputy Interior Minister Ministry of the Interior The Kingdom of Bahrain...
BHRC expresses its concern regarding the safety and privacy of Luis Guillermo Perez Casas, lawyer and member of the ‘Jose Alvear Restrepo’ Lawyers’ Collective, who will return to Colombia on 30 July following 10 years in exile
S.E. Álvaro Uribe Vélez Secretaría de Gobernación Presidente de la República, Carrera 8 # 7-26...
BHRC signs an open letter to Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago expressing concern and dismay at the recent announcement of the new Government that it will imminently resume execution of its death row prisoners
OPEN LETTER TO KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR, PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2st July...
The BHRC launched report today in the House of Lords: ‘Recalling the Rule of Law’: A report on the protection of human rights defenders and the rule of law in the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico
Executive SummaryBetween 26 november and 4 december 2009, the Bar Human Rights Committee of...
BHRC adds voice to calls for Mexican authorities to uphold international human rights standards in the case of Raul Hernandez
David Augusto Sotelo Rosas Head of The State Attorney General’s Office for theState of Guerrero...
BHRC launches report: “A place in the sun: A report on the state of the rule of law in Zimbabwe after the Global Peace Agreement September 2008” at the Houses of Parliament
THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE BAR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE A Place in...
BHRC joins SIHRG in submitting an Amicus Curiae Brief in Valentina Rosendo CantÏ et. al. against the United States of Mexico at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
IN THE INTER AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CASE OF CASE NUMBER 12.579 VALENTINA ROSENDO...
BHRC joins the Bar Council in its concerns over the arrest of Professor Erlinder in Rwanda – read our letter of concern to the Rwandan authorities and International Press Release.
The Bar Human Rights Committee joins the Bar Council in its concerns over the arrest of Professor...
BHRC Letter of Concern to President Mugabe (Zimbabwe) regarding the treatment of members of Women and Men Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
President of Zimbabwe Mr. Robert G. Mugabe Office of the President Private Bag 7700, Causeway,...
Letter of concern sent to Mexican authorities regarding reports received about the safety of Organizacion del Pueblo Ind’gena Me’phaa (OPIM) and Mountain Human Rights Centre members
Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont Urueta Secretaría de Gobernación Bucareli 99, 1er. piso, Col....
BHRC launches a human rights training manual for Colombian lawyers
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is the international human rights arm...
Colombia Delegation
Dorian Lovell-Pank QC (BHRC), Phil Haywood (BHRC), Kirsty Brimelow (BHRC), Alirio Uribe (CCAJAR),...
Statement on conclusion of 2009 fact-finding mission to Mexico
Statement of Fact-Finding Mission (English) Statement of Fact-Finding Mission (Spanish)
BHRC Report on Hearing Observation of Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain accused of ‘terror’ related activities
A report of the hearing of Mr. Hasan Mashaima (Secretary General of Haq Movement of Civil...
The BHRC expresses its deep concern at alleged reports of attacks by Iraqi forces on unarmed residents of Camp Ashraf on 28 July 2009
STATEMENT BY THE BAR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF ENGLAND AND WALES The Bar Human Rights Committee of...
BHRC write to Presidente Alvaro Uribe Velez of Colombia regarding the indictment and trial of Jorge Aurelio Noguera Cotes in connection with the mass killing of trade unionists, human rights defenders and politicians
Dear President, The Bar Human Rights Commitee of England and Wales (BHRC) is the international...
Statement expressing concern at the arrest of Alec Muchadehama and Constance Gambara
The Chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales and of the Bar Human Rightes Commitee of...
Letter of concern regarding the arrest and interrogation of Mr Hasan Mushaima
Read the letter here
Letter of concern regarding the murders of Stanislav Markelov Anastasiya Baburova
Read the letter here
BHRC Biennial Report 2008-09
Read the report here
Letter of concern regarding the criminal prosecutions against Carmelo Agámez and Elkín Ramírez
Read the letter here
The Bar Human Rights Committee strongly encourages urgent action in the Guantanamo Bay cases involving detainees captured by the United States as juveniles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY 12 MAY 2009 LAWYERS CALL FOR URGENT ACTION ON JUVENILE DETAINEES...
Letter of concern regarding increased threats and attacks towards members of the Organization of the Indigenous Me’Phaa People and the Organization for the Future of the Mixteco People
Read the letter here
Statement regarding the murder of Oscar Kamau Kingara and John Paul Oulu
Read the statement here
Al-Saadoon And Mufdhi v. The United Kingdom
Submissions that analyse (1) the nature and extent of extra-territorial jurisdiction under the...
Letter of concern regarding the arrest and assault of Ms Philo Ikonya, Mr Fwamba N C Fwamba and Mr Patrick Kamotho
Read the letter here
Letter of concern regarding the ill treatment of children by Nepalese Police
Read the letter here.
Letter of concern regarding Mohammad Sadiq Kabudvand
Read the letter here
Letter of concern regarding Amine Sidhoum
Read the letter here.
Letter of concern regarding Haleh Rouhi Jahromi, Raha Sabet Sarvestani and Sasan Taqva
Read the letter here
Letter of concern regarding the administrative detention of Salwa Salah and Sara Siureh
Read the letter here.
Letter of concern re. Troy Davis
Read the letter here.
Amicus curiae in the case of Omar Ahmed Khadr v United States of America
Read the Amicus Curiae brief here.
BHRC Biennial Report 2006-07
Read the report here.
Letter of concern regarding “the girl from Qatif” and her lawyer Abdul Rahman Al-Lahem
Read the letter here.
Press release regarding the suspension of the rule of law
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), would like to express its grave...
Letter of concern regarding the Juant defendants in Afghanistan
Read the letter here.
Letter of concern regarding Mr Li Heping
Read the letter here.
Letter of concern regarding Mr Gao Zhisheng
Read the letter here
Letter of concern regarding the conviction and sentencing of Sigma Huda, UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in People
Read the letter here.
State Accountability? The Semdinli Trial Re-Hearing
Read the report here
Freedom of the Media in Turkey and the Killing of Hrant Dink
Read the report here.
The Internally Displaced Kurds of Turkey: Ongoing issues of Responsibility, Redress and Resettlement
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Letter of concern regarding the the alleged attack on the Bogotá office of The Fellowship of Reconciliation
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Manual for training on the international and domestic mechansisms to promote and protect the rights of women and children
Training Manual (Dari) Training Manual (Pashto) Training Manual (English)
Letter of concern regarding the detention of Morgan Tsvangirai
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Refusing Refuge: Investigating the Treatment of Refugees in Turkey
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Letter of concern regarding Arnold Tsunga
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The Status of Internally Displaced Kurds in Turkey : Return and Compensation Rights
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Letter of concern regarding the situation of Master Bruno-Hyacinthe Gbiegba, the President of l’ ACAT-RCA
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Letter of concern regarding Gabonese prisons and prisoners
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Indiscriminate Use of Force: Violence in Southeast Turkey
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Human Rights Defenders in Turkey
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Promoting Conflict – the Semdinli Bombing
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Turkey on Trial: The Prosecutions of Orhan Pamuk & Other Writers
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Identifying, Investigating and Prosecuting Human Rights Violations
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Suppressing Academic Debate: The Turkish Penal Code
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Lawyer’s Delegation To Colombia
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Effective Criminal Accountability? Extra-Judicial Killings on Trial
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Amicus curiae in the case of Adella Chiminya Tachiona
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Amicus curiae in the case of Hamdan v Rumsfeld
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BHRC Annual Report 2005
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Dissenting voices: Freedom of expression and association in Turkey
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Statement for OSCE Human Dimensions Implementation Meeting
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Recognition of linguistic minorities?
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Thirteen Bullets: extra-judicial killings in Southeast Turkey
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BHRC Annual Report 2004
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Report of the BHRC Delegation’s Visit to the Syrian Arab Republic
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Violations Of The Right To Life Of Trade Unionists In Colombia
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Report of the BHRC delegation’s visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran
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BHRC Annual Report 2003
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The Choice: Justice or Revenge, Popularity or Principle
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Letter to the Rt. Hon. Jack Straw M.P. concerning the apparent detention of the terrorist suspect Riduan Isamuddin
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Statement from Trial Observation of Om Zied in Tunisia
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Diego Garcia. Footprint of freedom? Briefing paper on reports of unlawful detentions
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Letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair concerning the continued incarceration of the Guantanamo Bay detainees
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Amicus Brief to the US Supreme Court on the Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Report on Criminal Justice System in Trinidad and Tobago
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Report on the library resource project in Sierra Leone
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Report on Sudan (library resources project)
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The Case of Digna Ochoa’s Murder
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Sudan: round-table discussion on legal aid
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Letter to Governor Ray regarding Tracey Housel
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Legal opinion re. Karpal Singh
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Freedom Of Expression, Freedom Of Association And Unfair Trials In Tunisia
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Library Resources for Lawyers Project Africa 2001
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Kosovo 2000: Justice, not Revenge
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Report on the library resource project in Tanzania
Library Resources for Lawyers in Tanzania Read the full report here.
The crisis of human right in Bahrain: The rule of law under threat
The Rule of Law Under Threat. A report on the practice and procedure of the state Security Court...
Human Rights in Palestine: what has happened since Oslo?
Human Rights in Palestine: what has happened since Oslo? Read the full fact-finding report...
Human Rights in a period of transition: the case of the occupied territories, Jerico and Gaza Strip
Human Rights in a period of transition: the case of the occupied territories, Jerico and Gaza...
Report of a Second Mission to The Republic of Latvia
Report of a Second Mission to The Republic of Latvia Read the fact-finding report here.
USA Death Penalty Report
Death Penalty in Texas Read the fact-finding report here.
Mission Report – Kenya
Visit to Kenya Read the fact-finding report here.
Mission Report – Malawi
Human Rights in Malawi Read the fact-finding report here.