Last month, BHRC in partnership with the Legal Policy Research Center, a non-political,...
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SRI LANKA: Accountability for past human rights violations and adequacy of domestic mechanisms
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and the International Bar...
CHINA: Authorities place Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping under ‘residential surveillance’
Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping, whose certificate to practice law was suspended in...
EVENT: Shrinking Space: Civil Society under Threat in South Asia
Crackdowns on civil society space through funding and registration restrictions, as well as...
INDIA – BHRC deeply concerned by Indian Supreme Court interference with legitimate criticism
On Friday 14th August senior human rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan was convicted of criminal...
WATCH: A Way Forward? Finding Justice for Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbiiuj4aaRE&feature=youtu.be On Wednesday 22 July, the Bar...
Bar Human Rights Committee and Hong Kong Watch hold private session with British and Hong Kong lawyers to discuss shared concerns over the National Security Law
Last week, Hong Kong Watch and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England...
BHRC publishes new report outlining the responsibility of States under international law to Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, China
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today published a new high-level...
New national security law demonstrates a “chilling contempt” for the principles, fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is deeply concerned at the news this...
Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy figures condemned by international legal community
The international legal community is seriously concerned by the arrest of 15 veteran pro-democracy...
Hong Kong: Response by Chief Executive Carrie Lam to BHRC letter regarding the escalating crisis in Hong Kong
On 20 November BHRC wrote to Chief Executive Carrie Lam expressing grave concern at the...
BHRC statement ahead of the Global Lawyers Forum in Guangzhou, China on International Human Rights Day
As lawyers and delegates gather for the Global Lawyers Conference in Guangzou, China, BHRC calls...