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BHRC and EuroMed Rights Launch Trial Observation Report on Aya Hegazy’s Case

November 27, 2017

London, 27 November EuroMed Rights and the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) of England and Wales are publishing a new trial observation report on the case of Egyptian woman human rights defender Aya Hegazy. Ms Aya Hegazy, dual US-Egyptian citizen and founder of the Belady Foundation, a charity helping street children, was held in detention for...

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BHRC welcomes the release of Ibrahim Halawa

October 26, 2017

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has welcomed the news that Ibrahim Halawa has been released from prison in Egypt and has returned to his family in Ireland after being acquitted of all charges against him, following over four years in detention in Cairo. Mr. Halawa was arrested as a 17-year-old child...

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Get involved with the Bar Human Rights Committee – special event in Manchester

April 11, 2017

6pm, Tuesday 25th April Garden Court North Chambers 3rd Floor, Blackfriars House Parsonage Manchester The Bar Human Rights Committee and Garden Court North Chambers are delighted to announce a special event in Manchester, focusing on opportunities for barristers and students to get involved in BHRC’s international human rights work, followed by a drinks reception. BHRC...

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BHRC responds to latest delay in Aya Hegazy case

March 23, 2017

After 1156 days on pre-trial detention, Aya Hegazy will have to wait a further 3 weeks to learn her fate, along with her co-defendants in the Belady Foundation trial in Cairo. The judge had previously indicated that he was ready to deliver his verdict on 23 March 2017. Instead, and without giving any reasons, he...

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After the Arab Spring: Human Rights and Rule of Law in the Middle East

June 30, 2015

On Monday 29th June, BHRC and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law held a joint seminar on the topic of human rights in the Middle East. Speaking on the panel were Dr. Vida Hamd, Policy Officer for Political and Humanitarian Affairs at the Dutch Embassy in Beirut; Schona Jolly, BHRC Executive Committee member...

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Seminar – 29th June 6.30pm – 8pm – After the Arab Spring: Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the Middle East

June 27, 2015

This seminar will explore existing and emerging forces across the Middle East four years after the start of the 'Arab Spring'. The panellists will examine the current human rights situation across the Arab world. In particular, the speakers will consider new trends in women’s activism and political participation in post-uprising Arab countries and the challenges being faced by human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists as an essential aspect of the rule of law....

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