The Bar Council and Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have today sent a joint letter to the...
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BHRC condemns mass arrest of judges and prosecutors in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has issued a formal statement expressing grave concern over the arrest of...
BHRC calls on India to abolish punitive foreign NGO rules, and reverse human rights group’s suspension
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today issued a statement calling on the Indian government to repeal...
Concerns over detention of Egyptian lawyers
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have issued a statement today expressing serious concerns over the arrest...
BHRC & Law Society call for release of Turkish lawyers Ramazan Demir and Ayse Acinikli
The Bar Human Rights Committee have today issued a joint letter with the Law Society and other human rights groups,...
BHRC and Bar Council express deep concern over attacks against lawyers in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and The Bar Council of England and Wales have expressed...
BHRC and Law Society host discussion with Chinese human rights lawyers
On Tuesday 8 March 2016, BHRC and the Law Society organised a round-table discussion with three Chinese human rights lawyers...
Zimbabwe: Tracking Expression
Training delegation "Tracking Expression: Monitoring, Reporting and Addressing Human Rights Violations During Elections"
In March 2012, the BHRC conducted a series of plenary sessions and workshops in Harare and Bulawayo aimed to develop strategies and systematise approaches to human rights monitoring and reporting. In partnership with the John Smith Memorial Trust, the BHRC provided training with a focus on human rights during the electoral processes.
Mexico: Auditing the Rule of Law
Initial Lawyers' delegation to Mexico in 2009
Between 26 November - 4 December 2009, a high-level delegation facilitated and led by the BHRC visited the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca to carry out an independent and impartial investigation into the rule of law with a particular focus on the situation relating to the protection of human rights defenders and lawyers, pre-trial and pre-charge detention and military jurisdiction. Members of the delegation included representatives of the Bar Council, the Law Society, Avocats Sans Frontières, as well as lawyers representing Canada, Germany and the USA.
BHRC joins the Bar Council in its concerns over the arrest of Professor Erlinder in Rwanda – read our letter of concern to the Rwandan authorities and International Press Release.
The Bar Human Rights Committee joins the Bar Council in its concerns over the arrest of Professor Erlinder in Kigali The...