News Statements and LettersNovember 24, 2011

Statement urging the Colombian State to pause its quick denouncements of the Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective (CCAJAR)

The BHRC issues a statement urging the Colombian State to pause its quick denouncements of the Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective (CCAJAR) in the Mapiripán case and to allow fair due process to take place.

View the full statement here.

The BHRC issues a statement regarding the proposal to close Camp Ashraf in Iraq

Statement regarding the arrest of fifty-one lawyers in Turkey

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Statement urging the Colombian State to pause its quick denouncements of the Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers Collective (CCAJAR)

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