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Category: <span>Statements of Concern</span>

09.02202112th February 2021
UK: Joint statement of 20 Civil Society Organisations Support Historic Genocide Amendment to UK Trade Bill

UK: Joint statement of 20 Civil Society Organisations Support Historic Genocide Amendment to UK Trade Bill

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

Genocides and other mass atrocity crimes have claimed the lives of over 80 million victims globally since 1945. Today the...

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05.0220215th February 2021
UK: Proposed Amendment to the Trade Bill 2019-2021 Relating to Genocide

UK: Proposed Amendment to the Trade Bill 2019-2021 Relating to Genocide

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (“BHRC”) welcomes the House of Lords’ approval of the revised Genocide...

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08.0120218th January 2021
BHRC condemns mass arrests in Hong Kong as chilling threat to democracy and human rights

BHRC condemns mass arrests in Hong Kong as chilling threat to democracy and human rights

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) condemns the arrests that took place in sweeping raids conducted...

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06.0120216th January 2021
Statement: BHRC expresses concern at continued State obstruction of defence lawyers in China and Hong Kong

Statement: BHRC expresses concern at continued State obstruction of defence lawyers in China and Hong Kong

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is extremely concerned at the threat to revoke the practising...

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04.1220207th December 2020
IRAN: Joint statement of solidarity with imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

IRAN: Joint statement of solidarity with imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

We, the undersigned 26 Bar Associations, Law Societies, and organisations supporting the legal profession of over 14 countries, stand in...

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27.11202027th November 2020
TURKEY: Joint statement on the killing of Tahir Elçi and lack of effective investigation into his death

TURKEY: Joint statement on the killing of Tahir Elçi and lack of effective investigation into his death

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

The Bar Human Rights Commitee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today joined over 40 bar associations and human rights...

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10.11202010th November 2020
CHINA: Authorities place Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping under ‘residential surveillance’

CHINA: Authorities place Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping under ‘residential surveillance’

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping, whose certificate to practice law was suspended in January 2020, was detained by Baoji...

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04.1120204th November 2020
SRI LANKA: Detention of human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah

SRI LANKA: Detention of human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is concerned at reports of the continued detention of prominent...

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15.09202015th September 2020
Joint statement with CCBE on the 30th anniversary of the UN Basic Principles on the role of lawyers

Joint statement with CCBE on the 30th anniversary of the UN Basic Principles on the role of lawyers

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) is pleased to join The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)...

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09.0920209th September 2020
BHRC signs joint global call for UN mechanisms to monitor human rights violations by China

BHRC signs joint global call for UN mechanisms to monitor human rights violations by China

By barhumanrightsIn News, Statements of Concern

An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, UN Member States We,...

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