After 1156 days on pre-trial detention, Aya Hegazy will have to wait a further 3 weeks to learn her fate, along with her co-defendants in the Belady Foundation trial in Cairo. The judge had previously indicated that he was ready to deliver his verdict on 23 March 2017. Instead, and without giving any reasons, he...
The Bar Human Rights Committee has sent an open letter to the King of Bahrain, calling for an immediate halt to the planned execution of two prisoners whose convictions are widely believed to have been secured through torture. Husain Ali Moosa and Mohamed Ramadan both face imminent execution, despite evidence that their trial was deeply...
The Bar Human Rights Committee is the independent,
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.