BHRC has appointed three prominent international law experts to its advisory board, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC and Professors Christine Chinkin...
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Hong Kong’s “ill conceived” extradition proposals “fundamentally imperil the operation of the rule of law” say leading international law organisations.
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, the Law Society of England & Wales, the Human Rights Committee...
BHRC Chair & IBAHRI Director Issue Joint Statement raising concern over Hong Kong Fugitive Law for Conference on Extradition and Human Rights
BHRC Chair Schona Jolly QC and IBAHRI Director Helena Kennedy QC have issued the following joint statement for the Centre...
EVENT 26 June at 18:00: Hiding in Plain Sight-the extraordinary scale of human rights violations in Xinjiang, China
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales and the All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) invite you to a panel...
BHRC report raises concern over expedited trials and denial of bail in Zimbabwe
BHRC has published its report raising concern for fair trial rights and the rule of law in Zimbabwe following an observation...
Bar Human Rights Committee to Brunei: “Revoke these oppressive and discriminatory laws”
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has sent a letter to the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal...
International lawyers observe “12 Apostles” trial of Santiago Uribe Vélez
Representatives from the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the Colombian Caravana (UK) have returned to Medellin...
BHRC publishes trial observation notes from Catalan Referendum case
The Bar Human Rights Committee has published the formal trial observation notes from its observations at the Catalan Referendum Trial...
Barristers seek action from President Erdogan on Turkey’s Day of the Lawyer
The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) have sent...
UK barristers urge Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt to call on Iran to immediately release human rights lawyer
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have sent a public letter to the...