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News Publications ReportsJune 30, 2010

BHRC launches report: “A place in the sun: A report on the state of the rule of law in Zimbabwe after the Global Peace Agreement September 2008” at the Houses of Parliament

THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE BAR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE A Place in the Sun: A report on the state of the rule of law in Zimbabwe after the Global Peace Agreement September 2008 Desmond Brown QC speaking note, Tuesday, 29 June 2010, 11am – 12pm Committee Room 1,...

Amicus Curiae Briefs PublicationsJune 11, 2010

BHRC joins SIHRG in submitting an Amicus Curiae Brief in Valentina Rosendo CantÏ et. al. against the United States of Mexico at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

IN THE INTER AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CASE OF CASE NUMBER 12.579 VALENTINA ROSENDO CANTÚ et al AND THE UNITED STATES OF MEXICO AMICUS BRIEF ON BEHALF OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF THE BAR OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE SOLICITORS’ INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP This short brief is respectfully addressed...

Publications Statements and LettersJune 5, 2010

BHRC joins the Bar Council in its concerns over the arrest of Professor Erlinder in Rwanda – read our letter of concern to the Rwandan authorities and International Press Release.

The Bar Human Rights Committee joins the Bar Council in its concerns over the arrest of Professor Erlinder in Kigali The Bar Human Rights Committee, the international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales, joins the calls of the Bar Council for the charges against Professor Erlinder to be abandoned and for his immediate release...

Publications Statements and LettersApril 30, 2010

BHRC Letter of Concern to President Mugabe (Zimbabwe) regarding the treatment of members of Women and Men Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)

President of Zimbabwe Mr. Robert G. Mugabe Office of the President Private Bag 7700, Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe London, 29 April 2010 Dear President Mugabe, RE: Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales is the international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales. It is...

Publications Statements and LettersApril 24, 2010

Letter of concern sent to Mexican authorities regarding reports received about the safety of Organizacion del Pueblo Ind’gena Me’phaa (OPIM) and Mountain Human Rights Centre members

Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont Urueta Secretaría de Gobernación Bucareli 99, 1er. piso, Col. Juárez, Del. Cuauhtémoc, México D.F., C.P.06600 MÉXICO London, 22 April 2010 Dear Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont Urueta RE: Organizacion del Pueblo Indígena Me’phaa /Organisation of the Me’phaa Indigenous Peoples The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales is the international human rights arm...

News Statements and LettersMarch 14, 2010

Update on the human rights situation in Francophone, West Africa

Read the update here

NewsMarch 4, 2010

BHRC is a signatory to the Joint NGO Appeal on the Reform of the European Court of Human Rights

HUMAN RIGHTS IN EUROPE DECISION TIME ON THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS The system for the protection of human rights in Europe is under scrutiny. States are examining the European Court of Human Rights. At a Conference in February 2010 they will take decisions which could bring welcome reform to relieve the Court’s backlog of...

Amicus Curiae BriefsFebruary 20, 2010

Amicus Curiae for the Petitioner in Maher Arar v John Ashcroft

Read the brief here

EventsFebruary 8, 2010

‘The Russian Judiciary – Priorities for Change in a New Decade’ Event

The Russian Judiciary – Priorities for Change in a New Decade Meeting: Monday 8 February, 6pm Drinks reception to follow Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ There is growing disquiet, in Europe and elsewhere, that democracy and civil liberties in Russia are being weakened. Increasing state control of...

News Training ResourcesDecember 15, 2009

BHRC launches a human rights training manual for Colombian lawyers

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is the international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales. It is an independent body primarily concerned with the protection of the rights of advocates and judges around the world. It is also concerned with defending the rule of law and internationally...

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