THE GENOCIDE TRIAL OF RIOS MONTT, Counsel Magazine, February 2014. Illari Aragón, BHRC Project Coordinator on the trial’s significance and the challenges faced by those seeking justice in Guatemala. Read the full analysis here.
In 2011 and 2012 JKM undertook research in Mumbai to investigate the right to education and why less than half of children in India between the ages of six and fourteen attend school. The aim of this report was to investigate why so few children benefit from the education system and to establish what can...
BHRC report to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Female Genital Mutilation (12 February 2014). Click here to access the report. Read the full set of written evidence submitted to the Home Affairs Committee Media coverage from The Times.
A brief update of the BHRC activities during May. View bulletin here.
A brief update of the BHRC activities during April. Read the bulletin here.
A brief update of the BHRC activities during February and March. Read the bulletin here.
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 International Crimes Tribunal” that took place on Monday 18 March 2013 at the Houses of Parliament, Lords’ Committee Room 4. Please note that this is not a verbatim transcript of the proceedings, but a summarised note. The meeting was hosted by Lord Avebury and...
The BHRC launches today a legal briefing titled “Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages in Pakistan”. The briefing is authored by barrister and BHRC Executive Commitee member, Zimran Samuel, following a visit to Pakistan on behalf of the BHRC from 2nd – 14th February 2013. Samuel undertook the visit in order to increase the discourse amongst lawmakers, NGO’s, academics,...
To see the opinion click here To see the press release click here To see the covering letter click here
The removal from office of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka was an unprecedented act in the judicial history of the country. I have been requested to examine the constitutionality of that act. In fact, that was the single issue on which the proceedings leading to the removal of the Chief Justice were questioned and...
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