United States – Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales

Statements and LettersJuly 14, 2025

BHRC Statement on United States Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) unequivocally condemns the decision of the United States to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.[i] These sanctions prohibit Special Rapporteur (SR) Albanese from travelling to the United States...

EventsMay 12, 2025

BHRC Seminar | ‘Rule of law, judicial independence and attacks on the legal profession in Hong Kong, Turkey & the United States’

The Bar Human Rights Committee will be hosting a virtual seminar on Thursday 22 May 2025 (12:00-15:00 UK), spotlighting serious concerns for human rights and rule of law, protest rights / freedom of expression, and judicial independence amidst escalating attacks on judges, lawyers and protesters in Hong Kong, Turkey and most recently, the United States....

News Statements and LettersApril 4, 2025

BHRC endorses CCBE statement on US actions against lawyers undermining justice, democracy and rule of law

The Bar Human Rights Committee endorses today’s statement by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) pledging its strong and unwavering solidarity with the American Bar Association (ABA) as it defends the foundational principles of justice, democracy, and the rule of law. We strongly denounce President Trump’s recent executive orders targeting prominent...

Events News Trial ObservationsSeptember 17, 2024

BHRC launches latest Guantanamo trial observation report following visit by Zimran Samuel MBE

17 September 2024 | The Bar Human Rights Committee has today launched its latest Guantanamo trial observation report authored by Zimran Samuel MBE, BHRC Executive Committee member, following his visit on behalf of BHRC to the Base for the 49th set of pretrial hearings in the case of USA v Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al –...