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Statements and LettersJune 30, 2009
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 England and Wales express their deep concern at alleged reports of attacks by Iraqi forces on unarmed residents of Camp Ashraf on Tuesday 28 July 2009, which left several people killed and hundreds injured. According to reports, hundreds...
Statements and LettersTrial ObservationsJune 12, 2009
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 human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales. It is an independent body concerned with defending the rule of the law and internationally recognised legal standards relating to human rights, in particular the right to a free trade....
Statements and LettersMay 20, 2009
Statement regarding the arrest and detention of Livingstone Chipadze
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The Chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales and of the Bar Human Rightes Commitee of England and Wales express their deepest concern at reports of of the arrest and detention of prominant Human Rights Lawyer, Alec Muchadehama, and count clerk, Constance Gambara, in Zimbabwe. Read the full statement of concern here
Statements and LettersMay 19, 2009
Letter of concern regarding the arrest and interrogation of Mr Hasan Mushaima
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Statements and LettersMay 18, 2009
Letter of concern regarding the murders of Stanislav Markelov Anastasiya Baburova
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Statements and LettersMay 14, 2009
Letter of concern regarding the criminal prosecutions against Carmelo Agámez and Elkín Ramírez
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PublicationsStatements and LettersMay 12, 2009
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 HELD IN GUANTANAMO BAY The Bar Council, the Law Society, the Criminal Bar Association, the Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association and the Bar Human Rights Committee have today called on the Attorney General of the United States of America to take urgent...
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