Global LGBT Rights: Opportunities and Challenges in Sri Lanka Date: Wednesday 4 May 2016 at 6pm Location: Mayer Brown, 201...
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Upcoming Event: A Commemoration of the Life of Tahir Elçi – Where next for Freedom of Expression in Turkey? – Tues 22 March 6:30pm
Tahir Elçi , President of the Diyarbakir Bar Association, was a fearless human rights defender and consistently principled advocate for minorities across Turkey. A victim of torture himself, Mr Elçi was instrumental in bringing cases of torture, detention and disappearances against Turkey before the domestic courts as well as the European Court of Human Rights.
On 28 November 2015, Tahir Elçi was shot dead following a press conference in Diyarbakir in which he was calling for an end to violence between the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) and the authorities.
As freedom of speech comes under increasing attack in Turkey, this seminar will discuss what can be done to improve human rights in the country.
A conversation with Nadia Murad, Yazidi ISIS survivor
BHRC organised a powerful event on Wednesday 10 February in partnership with Doughty Street Chambers, when it hosted a talk...
BHRC Event: A conversation with Nadia Murad – Yazidi ISIS survivor
Nadia Murad Basee Taha is a courageous Yazidi woman and survivor of ISIS. She is visiting the UK to share her personal story...
BHRC Event: The Protection of International Human Rights: A Barrister’s Role
On Wednesday 2 December BHRC hosted an event as part of the 'Human Rights in Collaboration' series in the lead up to International Human Rights Day.
Upcoming BHRC event: Weds 2 December 6.30-8pm – The Protection of International Human Rights: A barrister’s role
The Protection of International Human Rights: A barrister's role
This event is an opportunity to hear more about the work of the BHRC, meet barristers on BHRC's Executive, and find out how you can get involved in pro bono international human rights work.
BHRC Chair speaks in short film on Women and Extremism shown at Trust Women Conference
BHRC Chair, Kirsty Brimelow QC, is featured in a short film shown at the Thomson Reuters Foundations’s Trust Women Conference...
BHRC Chair gives key note speech at Consortium for Street Children’s AGM
On 4 November 2015, Chair of the BHRC, Kirsty Brimelow QC, gave a key note speech at the AGM of...
BHRC specialist session on trial observations at Annual Bar Conference 2015
BHRC ran a specialist session on trial observations at this year’s Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference in London. The...
BHRC chairs panel discussion at exclusive film-screening of ‘India’s Daughter’ on International Day of the Girl
October 11th was the UN International Day of the Girl. BHRC marked the occasion by chairing a panel discussion after...