The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (“IBAHRI”) have today written to US President Joe Biden urging him to rescind Executive Order 13928 and withdraw all economic sanctions and visa restrictions placed on the ICC officials. In the letter, BHRC and IBAHRI welcome the...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (“IBAHRI”) are gravely concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Sri Lanka and join calls made during the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council (“UNHRC”) for Sri Lanka to pursue accountability for past...
The Bar Human Rights Committee has partnered with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival for the film ‘Mujer de Soldado’ (Soldier’s Woman) ‘Mujer de Soldado’ (Soldier’s Woman) is a deeply moving picture of female solidarity, and the importance of justice and accountability as a path to healing for a group of indigenous women in Peru. Magda was...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) joins 47 international organisations in a letter to several UN Special Rapporteurs requesting urgent action ahead of the next hearing in the criminal trial of those accused of killing lawyer Tahir Elçi in 2015. Tahir Elçi was a prominent figure within the international and domestic...
Genocides and other mass atrocity crimes have claimed the lives of over 80 million victims globally since 1945. Today the very existence of the Rohingya in Myanmar and the Uyghur in China is threatened by ongoing violations including torture, rape and sexual violence, forced starvation, and the deprivation of liberty and dignity. We see the proposed...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) has joined over 100 leading human rights organisations from around the world calling for collective action to address the human rights situation in Egypt at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The groups called on governments to lead and support the creation...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (“BHRC”) welcomes the House of Lords’ approval of the revised Genocide Amendment on 2 February 2021 that will constitute an important step towards ensuring that the UK meets its obligations under the Genocide Convention 1948. The Amendment squarely addresses concerns raised by some Members of Parliament...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), partnered with the Legal Policy Research Center (LPRC) and with the support of the British Embassy in Kazakhstan, are organising a series of five webinars on international human rights law and best practice for lawyers in Kazakhstan. The aim of these webinars is to provide...
Following the killings of two female judges, who were travelling to their place of work when they were shot dead in an early morning ambush on 17 January 2021, BHRC and the Bar Council have written a joint letter to H.E. Afghanistan Chief Justice to express solidarity with members of the judiciary and wider legal...
On 24 January the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) is proud to be taking part in the 11th annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer (DOTEL). I am an Executive Committee member of BHRC, and the European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH, in 21 countries), of which I am President, has been a co-organiser...
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