On 22 April 2021, BHRC Executive Committee Member Zimran Samuel contributed to LAWASIA’s panel event, Rule of Law, Justice &...
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HONG KONG: IBAHRI and BHRC condemn the sentencing of Veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy figures
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC) condemn...
CHINA: BHRC Chair makes press comments on sanctions against UK lawyers
In response to the announcement by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs of sanctions against UK lawyers, including an entire...
BLOG: Remote training in Kazakhstan: A reflection in the time of COVID-19.
Last month, BHRC in partnership with the Legal Policy Research Center, a non-political, independent research institute founded by a group...
USA: BHRC and IBAHRI call on President Biden to withdraw sanctions against ICC officials without delay
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (“IBAHRI”) have...
SRI LANKA: Accountability for past human rights violations and adequacy of domestic mechanisms
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (“IBAHRI”) are...
BHRC partners with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2021: ‘Mujer de Soldado’ (Soldier’s Woman)
The Bar Human Rights Committee has partnered with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival for the film ‘Mujer de Soldado’ (Soldier’s Woman)...
TURKEY: Urgent action letter to the UN Special Rapporteurs on the failure of Turkey to carry out a genuine investigation into the killing of Tahir Elçi
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) joins 47 international organisations in a letter to several UN...
UK: Joint statement of 20 Civil Society Organisations Support Historic Genocide Amendment to UK Trade Bill
Genocides and other mass atrocity crimes have claimed the lives of over 80 million victims globally since 1945. Today the...
EGYPT: Call on States to address the human rights situation in Egypt at the UN Human Rights Council
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has joined over 100 leading human rights organisations from around...