The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) is pleased to join The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)...
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BHRC publishes the “Gezi Park” trial observation report in Turkish
BHRC has published the Turkish version of its trial observation report of the “Gezi Park” trial of sixteen leading civil society...
BHRC signs joint global call for UN mechanisms to monitor human rights violations by China
An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, UN Member States We,...
USA: Sanctions against ICC officials “gravely undermines” the rule of law
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) condemns the designation and imposition of economic sanctions by the...
Colombia: Lawyers and judicial independence at risk
The Bar Human Rights Committee has written a joint letter to UN Special Rapporteurs and Inter-American Rapporteurs in response to...
EVENT: People, Power & Politics: Protecting and Promoting Human Rights in Belarus – Thursday 3 September 2020
For 26 years Alexandr Lukashenko has been widely referred to as “the last dictator of Europe”. Belarus, under Lukashenko’s tenure,...
Egypt: Veteran Human Rights Defender Bahey eldin Hassan sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
(Beirut, August 28, 2020) – On 25 August 2020, the Fifth “Terrorism Circuit” of the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Bahey...
Zimbabwe: Systematic and Targeted Intimidation of Lawyers and Others Amidst Deteriorating Human Rights Situation
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) expresses grave concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in...
Zimbabwe: Bar Council and BHRC joint statement on the Zimbabwean Magistrate’s ruling against lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa
The Bar Council of England and Wales (“The Bar Council”) and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales...
BAHRAIN: BHRC raises concerns of judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders in letter to King
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has raised concerns regarding the prosecution and judicial harassment of...