On the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty, BHRC has issued a statement raising awareness about conditions of confinement in...
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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...
BHRC welcomes Inter-American Court ruling requiring Honduras to reinstate judges.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has found that the Honduran State failed to comply with its previous...
BHRC partners with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The Bar Human Rights Committee has partnered with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival for a series of screenings of...
BHRC welcomes signing of peace accord between Colombian government and Farc rebels
The Bar Human Rights Committee welcomes the peace agreement signed today between the Government of Colombia and the Farc (Revolutionary...
US Supreme Court agrees to hear death penalty case, following submissions from BHRC and others
The US Supreme Court announced today that they will hear the appeal of Bobby Moore, currently awaiting execution on death...
International organisations express their concern on fifth anniversary of the arrest of Colombian human rights defender, David Ravelo Crespo
BHRC has joined with other international organisations to express its concern at the ongoing detention of Colombian human rights defender,...
BHRC endorses amicus brief submitted to the Constitutional Court of Colombia
BHRC has joined other organisations in endorsing an amicus brief submitted to the Colombian Constitutional Court in the context of...
BHRC issues statement of support for the Constitutional Court of Colombia
Following the allegations of corruption levelled against Magistrado Jorge Pretelt, President of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, the Bar Human...
BHRC seminar – Rupture and Reconciliation in Colombia
On 3 July, BHRC hosted a seminar to discuss the challenges faced in the current climate of peace talks in...