The BHRC releases today, 14th October 2013, a statement expressing concern at the annulment of the first round of presidential elections in the Maldives. See the statement here.
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) releases today, 26th September 2013, a statement expressing grave concern about the retroactive application of legislation used to impose the death sentence on Abdul Quader Mollah, a senior leader in the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami Party, convicted of war crimes by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has today, 20th September, sent a letter to the President of the Republic of Botswana expressing concern about the case of Mr. Gordon Bennett, a barrister instructed to act on behalf of the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Mr. Bennett was accused of...
On 4th September 2013, BHRC filed an Amicus Curiae brief to the Tribunal Superior de Santander, Cantabria – Colombia, in the case of David Ravelo Crespo, Colombian human rights defender in prison since 2010. Kirsty Brimelow QC, Chair of the BHRC and Counsel to the Amicus Curiae, said: “The issues impact not only upon David Ravelo Crespo but upon both the...
On the 26th August, the BHRC and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) submitted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in the matter of an Application for Special Leave to Appeal against the judgement of the Court of Appeal under and in terms of Article 128(2) of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Sri...
The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) releases today a statement strongly condemning the killing of Iranian refugees in Camp Ashraf by the Iraqi army on Sunday, 1 September 2013. See the statement here.
The Bar Human Rights Committee (“BHRC”) expresses its concern at the contempt charges that have been brought against Human Rights Watch (HRW) by the Chief Prosecutor to the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (“ICT”). See BHRC statement
The BHRC sends today, 21 August 2013, a public letter to express concern at the recent rejection on 14th August 2013 by the Supreme Court of India of the review petition by Professor Bhullar against his sentence of capital punishment. Reports suggest that his execution now is imminent and may be carried out this week....
The BHRC’s letter from 6th August dominated national TV news on the International Day of Indigenous Peopls in Cameroon. The Minister of Social Affairs said the government welcomes the letter. See the news report here See the BHRC letter here.
The BHRC writes to Prime Minister of Cameroon, Mr. Philemon YANG, concerning charges that recently have been brought against members of the Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association (MBOSCUDA), an organisation which promotes the rights of the minority Mbororo pastoralists in Cameroon. MBOSCUDA members are set to be tried by a Military Tribunal. Access the letter here.
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