The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) is pleased to join The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)...
Category: <span>Statements of Concern</span>
BHRC signs joint global call for UN mechanisms to monitor human rights violations by China
An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, UN Member States We,...
USA: Sanctions against ICC officials “gravely undermines” the rule of law
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) condemns the designation and imposition of economic sanctions by the...
Egypt: Veteran Human Rights Defender Bahey eldin Hassan sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
(Beirut, August 28, 2020) – On 25 August 2020, the Fifth “Terrorism Circuit” of the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Bahey...
Zimbabwe: Systematic and Targeted Intimidation of Lawyers and Others Amidst Deteriorating Human Rights Situation
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) expresses grave concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in...
Zimbabwe: Bar Council and BHRC joint statement on the Zimbabwean Magistrate’s ruling against lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa
The Bar Council of England and Wales (“The Bar Council”) and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales...
BELARUS: Brutal Post-Election Crackdown on Peaceful Protestors Must End
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) condemn the mass arrests,...
INDIA – BHRC deeply concerned by Indian Supreme Court interference with legitimate criticism
On Friday 14th August senior human rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan was convicted of criminal contempt of court by the Supreme...
Statement regarding Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal – Turkish lawyers on hunger strike
The undersigned organisations have been following recent developments in the cases of human rights lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal,...
New national security law demonstrates a “chilling contempt” for the principles, fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is deeply concerned at the news this morning that the...