The Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, Schona Jolly QC has today written to the...
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CHINA: Authorities place Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping under ‘residential surveillance’
Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping, whose certificate to practice law was suspended in January 2020, was detained by Baoji...
EVENT: Shrinking Space: Civil Society under Threat in South Asia
Crackdowns on civil society space through funding and registration restrictions, as well as proliferating forms of harassment, including through litigation,...
TURKEY: Ahmet Altan marks 1500 days in detention
Today, 9 November 2020, marks 1500 days in detention of one of Turkey’s most well-known writers and novellists. In November...
SRI LANKA: Detention of human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is concerned at reports of the continued detention of prominent...
BHRC writes letters of condolence to the President of Afghanistan and Chancellor of Kabul University following attack on law students
The Bar Human Rights Committee has written to the President of Afghanistan and the Chancellor of Kabul University today to...
BHRC is hiring! Applications for an Administrative Assistant accepted until **12 October 2020**
BHRC is seeking an energetic and experienced Admin Assistant to support the Project Officer in delivering and facilitating the varied...
EVENT: Belarus on the Edge: Europe on the Brink? – Thursday 24 September 2020
Belarus on the Edge: Europe on the Brink? Thursday, 24th September 2020 at 6pm, via Zoom Chair: Baroness Helena Kennedy...
Iran: Letter to Supreme Leader raising concerns for human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has written to Ayatollah Khameini, the Supreme Leader of Iran,...
BHRC and the Bar Council write to Polish authorities ahead of rescheduled hearing to waive immunity of Judge Tuleya
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee have written to the Polish President and Prime Minister, and Marshals of the...