Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Human Rights...
Joint statement on the suspension of Lin Qilei’s and revocation of Liang Xiaojun’s legal practice licenses
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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...