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Statement regarding Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal – Turkish lawyers on hunger strike
August 11, 2020
The undersigned organisations have been following recent developments in the cases of human rights lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who have been on hunger strike since February 2020. On 5 April 2020, the Turkish Day of the Lawyer, Timtik and Ünsal announced that they would persist in their hunger strike even if it leads...
BHRC publishes full trial observations of the “Gezi Park” trial as the ECtHR confirms Osman Kavala must be immediately released
May 14, 2020
BHRC has published its observations in full of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Open Society Foundation Board member Osman Kavala. BHRC has closely monitored the trial over several months since June 2019, which ostensibly ended with the acquittal of Mr Kavala and eight other defendants in February 2020....
BHRC condemns the continued detention and harassment of Osman Kavala in the wake of new investigation
February 20, 2020
BHRC has today released a statement condemning the arrest and detention of Osman Kavala in respect of a new criminal investigation, following his acquittal in the baseless ‘Gezi Park’ trial, thereby extending the 928 days he has already spent in detention. In a further worrying development, it was announced yesterday that the Turkish Council of...
BHRC Interim Trial Report: The “Gezi Park” trial continues with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in defiance of ECHR decision ordering his immediate release, as proceedings unravel
February 14, 2020
Following on from our previous trial observations of June, October and December 2019, BHRC has published an interim trial report of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu. The interim report covers the latest hearing in the case, which was in session for a day on 28...
BHRC Interim Trial Report: The “Gezi Park” trial continues with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in defiance of ECHR decision ordering his immediate release
January 24, 2020
Following on from our previous trial observations of June and October 2019, BHRC has published an interim trial report of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society individuals in Turkey, including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu. The interim report covers the latest hearing in the case, which was in session for a day...
BHRC & Garden Court highlighting the voices for women’s rights around the globe in event for International Women’s Day
March 7, 2019
In honour of International Women’s Day, the Bar Human Rights Committee and Garden Court Chambers co-hosted a panel discussion showcasing the work of human rights advocates and defenders fighting for women’s rights & women human rights defenders around the globe. Panellists included Rothna Begum, senior researcher of the Women’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, who...
A conversation between BHRC and the Welsh Bar: From the peace process in Colombia to the Protection of Refugees”.
April 20, 2018
The Bar Human Rights Committee hosted a special event in Swansea, focusing on opportunities for barristers and students to get involved in BHRC’s international human rights work, followed by a drinks reception sponsored by Angel Chamber, Wales and Chester Circuit and the Hillary RodhamClinton School of Law. BHRC Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC discussed BHRC’s recent work, including...
A conversation with BHRC at BPP Holborn: The Promotion of International Human Rights Law
April 13, 2018
The BPP Human Rights Unit and the Bar Human Rights Committee hosted a special event at BPP Holborn, focusing on opportunities for barristers and students to get involved in BHRC’s international human rights work. BHRC Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC and Executive Committee members Michael Ivers QC and Grainne Melon spoke on BHRC’s recent work included acting as legal observers...
BHRC signs onto oral statements to Special Rapporteurs on Torture and HRD
March 2, 2018
BHRC has signed onto joint oral statement to the Special Rapparteurs on Torture and Human Rights Defenders made at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The statements were delivered by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on behalf of BHRC, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Union Internationale des Avocats...
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