Statement: BHRC concern at mass capital verdicts in Egypt following failures to adhere to basic requirements of procedural fairness

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) releases today, 29th April 2014, a statement expressing concern over the convictions and sentencing of 720 defendants to death by an Egyptian court today. BHRC considers the sentences to conclude a fundamentally flawed trial process which is in breach of international law.

See full statement here.

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