Since the failed coup in July 2016, the Turkish government has detained and charged thousands of journalists, lawyers, judges and...
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BHRC to Host Panel on Child Refugees at Annual Bar Conference
BHRC will host a panel discussion on the continuing challenges faced by child refugees of the Syrian crisis and the...
Get involved with the Bar Human Rights Committee – special event in Manchester
6pm, Tuesday 25th April Garden Court North Chambers 3rd Floor, Blackfriars House Parsonage Manchester M3 2JA The Bar Human...
BHRC partners with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The Bar Human Rights Committee has partnered with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival for a series of screenings of...
LGBT Rights in Sri Lanka: BHRC co-hosts free event on 4 May
Global LGBT Rights: Opportunities and Challenges in Sri Lanka Date: Wednesday 4 May 2016 at 6pm Location: Mayer Brown, 201...
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.