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UN Side Event: “State of emergency and attacks to the legal profession in Turkey”
The Bar Human Rights Committee, Law Society and IBA Human Rights Institue are co-organising a UN side event at the...
Pressure mounts on Prime Minister to raise barristers’ urgent concerns with Turkey
The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) have written jointly to Prime Minister...
BHRC hosts discussion on 20 Years of the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
To mark the 20-year anniversary of the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the Bar Human Rights Committee hosted a...
BHRC hosts round table discussion with Luis Guillermo Pérez, Colombian Human Rights Defender
On 25 April, BHRC hosted Colombian human rights lawyer Luis Guillermo Pérez as part of his European speaking tour in...
A conversation between BHRC and the Welsh Bar: From the peace process in Colombia to the Protection of Refugees”.
The Bar Human Rights Committee hosted a special event in Swansea, focusing on opportunities for barristers and students to get...
A conversation with BHRC at BPP Holborn: The Promotion of International Human Rights Law
The BPP Human Rights Unit and the Bar Human Rights Committee hosted a special event at BPP Holborn, focusing on opportunities...
BHRC joins international legal community in an open letter to Turkish authorities in support of Turkish lawyers on the Day of the Lawyer in Turkey
The Bar Council of England and Wales, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), the International...
BHRC publishes trial observation report for Egyptian presidential contender
BHRC, along with its partner EuroMed Rights have published its trial observation report for the appeal case of Khaled Ali,...
BHRC calls on UK Foreign Secretary to intervene for Bahraini human rights defender
BHRC has sent a letter to the UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, raising concern over the detention, prosecution and treatment...