The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has sent a letter to the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal...
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BHRC joins 31 organisations around the world calling for the release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer, Wang Quanzhang
BHRC has joined a statement with 31 other organisations calling for the acquittal of Wang Quanzhang, a prominent Chinese human...
“Disappointment” and “Dismayed,” says BHRC, at Nepal’s continued prosecution of Madhesi activist, Dr Chandra Kant Raut
BHRC has issued a public statement raising concern over the continued detention, prosecution and treatment of Madhesi human rights activist, Dr...
BHRC announces its panel and speakers for Bar Conference 2018
The Bar Human Rights Committee will be hosting a panel discussion at the Annual Bar and Young Conference 2018 in...
On the anniversary of the Chinese 709 Crackdown, BHRC calls for the release of detained human rights lawyers
BHRC has issued a statement raising concern for the continued detention of human rights lawyers on the third anniversary of...
BHRC signs onto oral statements to Special Rapporteurs on Torture and HRD
BHRC has signed onto joint oral statement to the Special Rapparteurs on Torture and Human Rights Defenders made at the 37th...
BHRC writes letter to Nepalese PM regarding the death of protestors and police in the Terai region
BHRC has published an open letter to the Prime Minister of Nepal raising concern for the government’s response to the death...
BHRC co-Vice Chair tells BBC: Rohingya crisis “bears all the hallmarks of genocide”
On BBC World, BHRC co-Vice Char Schona Jolly QC raised serious concern for the situation in Rakhine State, Myanmar and calling...
BHRC calls for release of Li Yuhan as China’s arrest of human rights lawyers continues
BHRC has released a statement calling for the immediate release of and production of evidence against Li Yuhan, a Chinese...
On eve of human rights advocate’s trial, BHRC calls on China to release detained lawyers and human rights defenders
BHRC has published a statement raising serious concern over the continued detention of human rights defenders in China and their inability...