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Bar Human Rights Committee condemns killing of civilians in Aleppo

December 14, 2016
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has today joined international human rights organisations in condemning the killing of Syrian civilians during fighting in Aleppo. Yesterday, the UN Human Rights Office cited reports of 82 civilians (including 24 women and children) being killed by advancing government forces: many of them are reported to...

UN recognises Yazidi genocide

June 20, 2016
The UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Syria has this week concluded that ISIS is committing genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes against the Yazidi people. The report, “They Came to Destroy”: ISIS Crimes Against the Yazidis, recognises that the genocide is ongoing, and is being committed not just through mass killings but also through gendered...

BHRC releases a Trial Observation Report on the Kingdom of Bahrain

September 30, 2010
BHRC releases a Trial Observation Report on the Kingdom of Bahrain containing a timely review of the treatment of defendants and cases brought before the courts in Bahrain following the increased clampdown by the authorities on ShiÕa opposition and human rights activists. Report on Bar Human Rights Commitee Hearing Observation: Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain...