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The removal from office of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka was an unprecedented act in the judicial history of the country. I have been requested to examine the constitutionality of that act. In fact, that was the single issue on which the proceedings leading to the removal of the Chief Justice were questioned and...
NewsStatements and LettersFebruary 19, 2013
BHRC Statement: Concern at the murder of two lawyers in Cali, Colombia
The BHRC expresses concern at the recent news of the murders of two lawyers in Cali, Western Colombia. To see full statement click here To see full statement in Spanish click here
NewsStatements and LettersFebruary 14, 2013
The BHRC condemns recent missile attack on the residents of Camp Liberty
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) condemns without reservation the recent missile attack on the residents of Camp Liberty, a former US base in Baghdad now housing several thousand former residents of Camp Ashraf. Over one hundred residents of Camp Liberty, unarmed Iranian refugees, suffered injuries during the attack on Saturday 9 February 2013. Some...
NewsTrial ObservationsFebruary 5, 2013
Report on Bar Human Rights Committee Hearing Observation: Turkey
The BHRC launches on the 5 February 2013 a report on a pre-trial hearing in the case of 46 Turkish lawyers, Istanbul Heavy Penal Court, Koaeli prison, Silivri, which took place on the 3rd January 2013. There have been three one-day hearings to date: July 2012, 6thNovember 2012 and most recently on 3rd January 2013....
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