The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) condemns the designation and imposition of economic sanctions by the...
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Colombia: Lawyers and judicial independence at risk
The Bar Human Rights Committee has written a joint letter to UN Special Rapporteurs and Inter-American Rapporteurs in response to...
USA: Sanctions threat against ICC officials “fundamentally imperils” the rule of law
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) expresses its deep concern at the decision of the President...

USA: Policing response to peaceful protests indiscriminate and excessive
BHRC expresses condemnation at the excessive use of force deployed by State law enforcement officers in the United States in...

BHRC, FBE and LRWC express condemnation of serious human rights violations in response to mass protests in Chile
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales, European Bars Federation Human Rights Commission (Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe) and...

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 issues Amicus to the Guantanamo Bay Military Tribunal on torture derived evidence
BHRC published its amicus brief to the Guantanamo Bay Military Tribunal in the case of Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, also...

BHRC joins open letter to the President of Colombia: Protect Daniel Prado, Preserve the Independence of the Legal Profession
The Bar Human Rights Committee joined other professional bodies in raising concern for the safety of Colombian Lawyer Daniel Prado Albarracin,...

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 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...