17 August 2021 – The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has today published its interim observations...
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Bar Council, BHRC and Law Society urge UK Government to offer asylum to legal professionals in Afghanistan
The Bar Council, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, and the Law Society of England and Wales...
HONG KONG: Joint open letter to Hong Kong secretary for justice regarding barrister Chow Hang-tung
BHRC has joined a group of 72 international non-governmental organizations and individuals calling on the Hong Kong government to drop...
CHINA: Joint Statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide
28 June 2021 – The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Bar Human Rights Committee for England and Wales,...
Philippines: Attacks against lawyers further escalating
23 June 2021 – Attacks against lawyers in the Philippines continue to take place and killings have reached a record...
We are hiring! Applications for Project Officer (Job Share) now open
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) is seeking an energetic and experienced professional with confidence in...
BHRC supports the inaugural “International Fair Trial Day” and the Ebru Timtik Award
BHRC has joined with international bar associations and human rights organisations to mark the first ever International Fair Trial Day...
EVENT: Rule of Law & Authoritarian Ascendance: the Threat & the Legal, Policy & Societal Responses to It
On 8 June 2021, BHRC Chair Schona Jolly QC spoke at the New York City Bar’s event, Rule of Law...
Statement
BHRC has received support and criticism for the letter that it wrote to the UK Foreign Secretary on Thursday.1 This...
BHRC writes to the UK Foreign Secretary regarding the urgent and escalating situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has today written to the UK Foreign Secretary addressing the...