28 June 2021 – The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Bar Human Rights Committee for England and Wales, the Coalition for Genocide Response, the Glocal Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, the International Federation for Human Rights, the International Service for Human Rights and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, delivered a...

23 June 2021 – Attacks against lawyers in the Philippines continue to take place and killings have reached a record high since the start of President Duterte’s administration five years ago. We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the attacks and the oppressive working environment lawyers still face in the Philippines. We call...

On 22 June 2021, PEN Norway released its final report as part of its Turkey Indictment Project. The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) provided two legal experts, Kevin Dent QC and Aska Fujita to draft two reports on the indictments in Osman Kavala and others and Cumhuriyet, which are contained in...

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) is seeking an energetic and experienced professional with confidence in project management, fundraising and governance to join the team as Project Officer as part of a job share.  The successful candidate and their job share partner will be jointly responsible for the day-to-day coordination of...