On the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty, BHRC has issued a statement raising awareness about conditions of confinement in...
Archive for tag: fair trial rights
BHRC sends joint submission to Special Rapporteur on Judges and Lawyers regarding the situation of lawyers in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee alongside the Law Society of England and Wales and the International Bar Association Human Rights...
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 to attend Kuwait Court of Cassation to continue monitoring ‘entry to Parliament’ mass trial
BHRC has issued the following statement regarding the ongoing trial observation in Kuwait: The Trial The Bar Human Rights Committee of England...
BHRC joins statement raising concern for lawyers in Turkey and the judiciary in Poland
Following its recent joint side event in Geneva, BHRC joined 5 other organisations in oral statements at the 38th Session...
Blog Post: Former University of Manchester student Osman Kavala and the implications of his continued detention on the rule of law in post-coup Turkey
Written by: Işıl Aral, Daniel Bramhall, Andrew Stevens, Joseph Lynch-Watson Introduction Osman Kavala has been a prominent figure in...
ARTICLE 19 and Bar Human Rights Committee join forces to monitor trials in Turkey
In response to the unprecedented threat against the rights to freedom of expression and fair trials, ARTICLE 19 and...
Pressure mounts on Prime Minister to raise barristers’ urgent concerns with Turkey
The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) have written jointly to Prime Minister...
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...