Produced by human rights lawyer and co-author of the UN Panel of Experts report on mass atrocities in Sri Lanka, Yasmin Sooka, as well as the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and the International Truth & Justice Project, Sri Lanka, the report draws on testimonies, medical examinations and psychiatric assessments from...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (‘BHRC’), Garden Court International, Garden Court Chambers (‘GCI’), Red Lion Chambers (‘RLC’) and Doughty Street Chambers International Criminal Law Team (‘DSC’) release today, 21 March 2014, an Open Letter to Mr. José Antonio Griñán, Chairman of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, regarding the recent reform to...
PBI and Lush launched a global campaign to raise awareness and support for the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó from Colombia. See here video about the campaign where BHRC Chair, Kirsty Brimelow QC, speaks about the Peace Community. Sign the petition by Lush Cosmetics calling for the implementation of Constitutional Court Order 164 and better protection and access to justice...
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) urges the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, President Hassan Rouhani, to ensure that the new Iranian Charter for Citizens’ Rights (‘the Charter’) unambiguously guarantees access to fundamental rights to all living within the country and acts as a roadmap for legal reform with human rights at its...
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international human rights arm of the Bar of England
and Wales, dedicated to promoting justice and respect
for human rights through the rule of law.