BHRC has issued a public statement expressing serious concern that draft legislation in Turkey, which aims to prevent the spread...
Category: Statements of Concern
Joint Statement: COVID-19: Urgent measures must be taken by MENA governments to protect the prison population
BHRC has joined the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), MENA Rights Group, and 37 organisations from around the...
Joint Statement: Arbitrary Suspension of Tanzanian Lawyer and Former President of the Tanganyika Law Society, Ms Fatma Karume
The undersigned bar associations and organizations, concerned with the rule of law and the independence of the legal profession, register...
BHRC condemns the continued detention and harassment of Osman Kavala in the wake of new investigation
BHRC has today released a statement condemning the arrest and detention of Osman Kavala in respect of a new criminal...
BHRC statement ahead of the Global Lawyers Forum in Guangzhou, China on International Human Rights Day
As lawyers and delegates gather for the Global Lawyers Conference in Guangzou, China, BHRC calls upon the Chinese authorities to...
BHRC Chair Schona Jolly QC’s response to the alarming development in the case of Ahmet Altan in Turkey
BHRC has today received information that: A judge reviewed an application for the re-arrest of Ahmet Altan, one of Turkey’s...
BHRC, FBE and LRWC express condemnation of serious human rights violations in response to mass protests in Chile
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales, European Bars Federation Human Rights Commission (Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe) and...
China – BHRC welcomes international actions condemning treatment of Uighur peoples in Xinjiang
BHRC has issued a public statement welcoming two recent developments in the international community condemning the treatment of Uighur peoples...
BHRC: The “Gezi Park” trial continues on 8 October 2019 with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in Turkey
BHRC: The “Gezi Park” trial continues on 8 October 2019 with the ongoing detention of Osman Kavala in Turkey BHRC...
Joint call by international legal community: Protect Filipino lawyers!
Joint call by international legal community: Protect Filipino lawyers! Today, Bar Human Rights Committee together with 151 international and domestic...