On 4 December 2009, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales concluded a high-level international delegation of human rights lawyers to Mexico. The purpose of the delegation was to carry out an independent and impartial audit of the human rights situation in the state of Guerrero and Oaxaca; in particular, to assess access...

Dorian Lovell-Pank QC (BHRC), Phil Haywood (BHRC), Kirsty Brimelow (BHRC), Alirio Uribe (CCAJAR), Jacqueline Macalesher (BHRC), Lucia Obregon (Translator), Sudhanshu Swaroop (BHRC) and David Feller (CCAJAR). In September 2009, the BHRC led  a delegation of human rights lawyers to Colombia to take part in a training seminar on international human rights law. The members of...

A report of the hearing of Mr. Hasan Mashaima (Secretary General of Haq Movement of Civil Liberties and Democracy); Dr. Abdul-Jalil Al-Singace (Head and Spokesperson for HAQ); Mr. Mohammed Habib Al Muqdad (prominent religious figure closely allied to HAQ) and others (case no.1057/2009/7) High Criminal Court Bahrain – 24 March 2009 Acknowledgements The hearing observation...

STATEMENT BY THE BAR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF ENGLAND AND WALES The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales express their deep concern at alleged reports of attacks by Iraqi forces on unarmed residents of Camp Ashraf on Tuesday 28 July 2009, which left several people killed and hundreds injured. According to reports, hundreds...

Dear President, The Bar Human Rights Commitee of England and Wales (BHRC) is the international human rights arm of the Bar of England and Wales. It is an independent body concerned with defending the rule of the law and internationally recognised legal standards relating to human rights, in particular the right to a free trade....