July 2010 – Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales

Trial ObservationsJuly 21, 2010

BHRC expresses its concern regarding the safety and privacy of Luis Guillermo Perez Casas, lawyer and member of the ‘Jose Alvear Restrepo’ Lawyers’ Collective, who will return to Colombia on 30 July following 10 years in exile

S.E. Álvaro Uribe Vélez Secretaría de Gobernación Presidente de la República, Carrera 8 # 7-26 Palacio de Nariño Santa Fe de Bogotá. Colombia London, 21 July 2010 Dear President Uribe RE: Luis Guillermo Peréz Casas I am writing on behalf of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC). The BHRC is the...

Trial ObservationsJuly 21, 2010

BHRC signs an open letter to Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago expressing concern and dismay at the recent announcement of the new Government that it will imminently resume execution of its death row prisoners

OPEN LETTER TO KAMLA PERSAD-BISSESSAR, PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2st July 2010 We, the under named write to express our concern and dismay at the recent announcement of the new Government of Trinidad and Tobago that it will imminently resume execution of its death row prisoners. Our organisations exist to promote the rule of...

Trial ObservationsJuly 15, 2010

The BHRC launched report today in the House of Lords: ‘Recalling the Rule of Law’: A report on the protection of human rights defenders and the rule of law in the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico

Executive Summary Between 26 november and 4 december 2009, the Bar Human Rights Committee of england and Wales (BHRC) led a high-level international delegation of human rights lawyers to Mexico . Thirteen lawyers represented Canada, england and Wales, Germany, ireland and the united states of America . The purpose of the delegation was to conduct an...

Statements and Letters Trial ObservationsJuly 6, 2010

BHRC adds voice to calls for Mexican authorities to uphold international human rights standards in the case of Raul Hernandez

David Augusto Sotelo Rosas Head of The State Attorney General’s Office for theState of Guerrero Boulevard René Juarez Cisneros, esquina calle Juan Jiménez Sánchez, Col. Tepetongo, C.P. 39098, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, MÉXICO SENT BY FAX London, 6 July 2010 Dear Mr Rosas, Re: Raúl Hernández, member of the Organisation of the Me’phaa Indigenous People (OPIM) The...