Last week, Hong Kong Watch and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) held a closed-door Webinar bringing together prominent members of...
Regions: Asia
BHRC publishes new report outlining the responsibility of States under international law to Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, China
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today published a new high-level Briefing Paper on the...
New national security law demonstrates a “chilling contempt” for the principles, fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is deeply concerned at the news this morning that the...
Hong Kong: Response by Chief Executive Carrie Lam to BHRC letter regarding the escalating crisis in Hong Kong
On 20 November BHRC wrote to Chief Executive Carrie Lam expressing grave concern at the intensifying situation in Hong Kong...
BHRC statement ahead of the Global Lawyers Forum in Guangzhou, China on International Human Rights Day
As lawyers and delegates gather for the Global Lawyers Conference in Guangzou, China, BHRC calls upon the Chinese authorities to...
EVENT: BHRC Chair Schona Jolly QC in Conversation with Carrie Gracie: Reflections on thirty years as a foreign correspondent in China
10 December 2019 18:30 Hausfeld 12 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DW Please join us for our end-of year event in...
BHRC and the Bar Council express serious concern about Kashmir in letter to Prime Minister Modi
Chair of the Bar Council, Richard Atkins QC, and Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales...
BHRC gravely concerned as situation in Hong Kong intensifies in letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Update: BHRC received a response from Ms Lam on the 2 December 2019. Click here to read it. BHRC has...
China – BHRC welcomes international actions condemning treatment of Uighur peoples in Xinjiang
BHRC has issued a public statement welcoming two recent developments in the international community condemning the treatment of Uighur peoples...
BHRC raises serious concern over reports of police brutality in Hong Kong
BHRC has issued a statement raising serious concern about the response by Hong Kong authorities to ongoing protests in Hong...