The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) have sent...
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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...
BHRC issues statement by QC on recent fair trial abuses in Zimbabwe after observing trials in Harare.
Michael Ivers QC, an executive officer of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), returned Monday from...
BHRC joins 31 organisations around the world calling for the release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer, Wang Quanzhang
BHRC has joined a statement with 31 other organisations calling for the acquittal of Wang Quanzhang, a prominent Chinese human...
Lawyers Associations join forces to raise concern for the rule of law and the legal profession in Turkey for the Day of the Endangered Lawyer
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has joined ten other Bar Associations, Law Societies and Legal...
BHRC joins open letter to the President of Colombia: Protect Daniel Prado, Preserve the Independence of the Legal Profession
The Bar Human Rights Committee joined other professional bodies in raising concern for the safety of Colombian Lawyer Daniel Prado Albarracin,...
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...
EVENT: 21 November 18:00-Turkey’s Continuing Crisis: Freedom of Expression and the Rule of Law under Threat
Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales and ARTICLE 19 will host a panel discussion highlighting urgent and continuing concerns about...
BHRC announces its panel and speakers for Bar Conference 2018
The Bar Human Rights Committee will be hosting a panel discussion at the Annual Bar and Young Conference 2018 in...
BHRC sends joint submission to Special Rapporteur on Judges and Lawyers regarding the situation of lawyers in Turkey
The Bar Human Rights Committee alongside the Law Society of England and Wales and the International Bar Association Human Rights...