The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has released its ‘Trial Observation Report – Prosecution of Mohamed Rasheed, Former President of the Republic of the Maldives’ reporting on the criminal prosecution of the former head of State. Mr Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment on 13 March 2015, having been convicted on...

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is concerned at the sudden resumption of the trial of former President Mohamed Nasheed in the Maldives. Mr Nasheed was the first democratically elected president of the Maldives who lost power in controversial circumstances in February 2012 and unsuccessfully contested the presidential election in 2014. The...

An independent report by Geoffrey Robertson QC into the proceedings of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh was published today. The report is the first of its kind and concludes that the Tribunal’s Procedures fall seriously short of international standards. See the report The views within the report do not necessarily reflect those of the BHRC....

The BHRC launches today 30th April 2013 an observation report on a pre-trial hearing in the case of 46 Turkish lawyers charged with terrorist offences. The hearing took place on the 28th March at the Istanbul Heavy Penal Court. The hearing observation was conducted on behalf of BHRC by Melanie Gingell, barrister at Tooks Chambers and member of the BHRC. See the report here.

The BHRC launched on the 13 December  “A report on hearing in the case of former President Mohamed Nasheed, and meetings with lawyers, politicians, and journalists. The Maldives”. This trial observation concerned the trial of the former President of the Maldives, Mr Mohamed Nasheed. Mr Nasheed was charged with abusing his office while in power...

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) expresses deep concern at recent events in Malawi surrounding the 20 July 2011 civil society protests against a range of Malawi Government policies, and their impact on Malawians’ fundamental human rights to lawfully protest and assemble. The BHRC stands with the United Nations, the UK...