BHRC has issued a public statement expressing serious concern at the recent arrests by Turkish authorities of academics and activists....
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BHRC Chair issues joint statement with concern for Asia Bibi’s lawyer, Saif Ul Malook
In response to reports that Asia Bibi’s lawyer, Saif Ul Malook, has received death threats and been granted temporary asylum...
12 December @ 18:30 Farewell Event for BHRC Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC
In December 2018, Kirsty Brimelow QC will conclude 6 years as Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England...
EVENT: 21 November 18:00-Turkey’s Continuing Crisis: Freedom of Expression and the Rule of Law under Threat
Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales and ARTICLE 19 will host a panel discussion highlighting urgent and continuing concerns about...
BHRC announces its panel and speakers for Bar Conference 2018
The Bar Human Rights Committee will be hosting a panel discussion at the Annual Bar and Young Conference 2018 in...
BHRC joins international community for World Day Against the Death Penalty
On the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty, BHRC has issued a statement raising awareness about conditions of confinement in...
BHRC joins international call for Nobel Peace Prize to Human Rights Defenders
The Bar Human Rights Committee has joined over 200 organisations around the world in signing an open letter endorsing the...
BHRC sends joint submission to Special Rapporteur on Judges and Lawyers regarding the situation of lawyers in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee alongside the Law Society of England and Wales and the International Bar Association Human Rights...
BHRC condemns mass trial and sentencing of 759 individuals in Egypt: 75 receiving the death penalty, 45 life sentences and 5-10 year sentences for remaining
Following a mass trial of 759 individuals, on 8 September 2018, the Cairo Criminal Court from a courthouse attached to...
BHRC attends the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference
Bar Human Rights Committee Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC, Membership Secretary Grainne Mellon and Executive Officer Amanda June Chadwick attended the...