The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has today written to the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,...
Regions: Middle East
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...
UK barristers urge Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt to call on Iran to immediately release human rights lawyer
The Bar Council and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales have sent a public letter to the...
“Nabeel Rajab should not be in prison” says BHRC Chair Kirsty Brimelow QC
On 31 December 2018, the Court of Cassation in Bahrain upheld the 5 year sentence of human rights activist Nabeel...
BHRC Chair issues joint statement with concern for Asia Bibi’s lawyer, Saif Ul Malook
In response to reports that Asia Bibi’s lawyer, Saif Ul Malook, has received death threats and been granted temporary asylum...
BHRC joins international community for World Day Against the Death Penalty
On the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty, BHRC has issued a statement raising awareness about conditions of confinement in...
BHRC condemns mass trial and sentencing of 759 individuals in Egypt: 75 receiving the death penalty, 45 life sentences and 5-10 year sentences for remaining
Following a mass trial of 759 individuals, on 8 September 2018, the Cairo Criminal Court from a courthouse attached to...
BHRC to attend Kuwait Court of Cassation to continue monitoring ‘entry to Parliament’ mass trial
BHRC has issued the following statement regarding the ongoing trial observation in Kuwait: The Trial The Bar Human Rights Committee of England...
BHRC issues interim report in the trial of Kuwaiti Parliamentarians
BHRC has issued an interim report regarding the case of 70 Kuwaiti defendants convicted of public order offences following protests at...
BHRC calls on UK Foreign Secretary to intervene for Bahraini human rights defender
BHRC has sent a letter to the UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, raising concern over the detention, prosecution and treatment...