Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Human Rights Now, China Change, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Paris Bar Association, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and the Taipei Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee express concern about the suspension of the license of lawyer...

BHRC In Conversation With HE Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan

  Join Schona Jolly QC, Chair of BHRC, for a very special ‘In Conversation With’ virtual event that BHRC will host as part of our 30th Anniversary Programme, welcoming HE Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the UN Human Rights Council, on Tuesday 30 November 2021 at 13:00 UK / 14:00 Geneva. During this virtual...

Expression of interest: BHRC and Article 19 international human rights law training in Turkey Türkçesi aşağıda The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and ARTICLE 19 are pleased to announce that they will be hosting a series of four free remote training sessions in the effective use and practice of international human...

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) joins many international bodies and organisations in expressing its grave concern regarding the decision taken by the Israeli Defence Minister on 19 October to designate a number of prominent Palestinian NGOs as ‘terrorist organisations’ pursuant to the Israeli Counter-Terrorism Law of 2016. The United Nations...

On 2 November 2021 Osman Kavala, a civil society leader and human rights defender, issued a statement on the fourth anniversary of his detention, asserting that the only solace he could take from his experience was that it brought to light the injustices currently being perpetrated against civil society activists, human rights defenders, and others...

Alaa Abd El Fattah, a blogger and human rights defender, is currently accused of ‘belonging to a terrorist group’, ‘funding a terrorist group’, ‘spreading false news undermining national security’ and ‘using social media to commit publishing offences’. Alaa Abd El Fattah has, over much of the past decade, been repeatedly arrested and detained following participation...

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new project, led by Advocate to provide urgent assistance to a number of vulnerable individuals in relation to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. The project follows discussions between BHRC, senior immigration lawyers and other partners, to coordinate...