IBA's Human Rights Institute
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The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute works to promote and protect human rights & the independence of the legal profession worldwide
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Joined July 2009
In a letter to @thetimes, IBAHRI Dir. Baroness @HelenaKennedyKC outlines reasons why #UK must recognise state of #Palestine. She wrote: 'Palestinian government is constrained by the unlawful occupation, but that cannot prevent recognition.'.See (paywall):
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Today, 3 August 2025, marks 11 years since the #YazidiGenocide began. Thousands of Yazidis remain enslaved, and justice is still out of reach. The IBAHRI continues to raise awareness and push for #accountability. Read more: #Justice #HumanRightsViolations
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As death and destruction continues to engulf #Gaza, IBAHRI reiterates its call for a permanent #ceasefire and for #Israel to immediately remove all blockades to food, medicine and aid. The IBAHRI also urges Hamas to release all remaining Israeli hostages.
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NEW Black Robes, Red Target report from 10 #lawyers' and #HumanRights orgs (including IBAHRI) reveals disturbing pattern of extrajudicial killings, harassment and systemic repression targeting #legal professionals in the #Philippines. Read more:
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The #UK Parliament's @HumanRightsCtte has published its report on #ForcedLabour in UK supply chains, recommending an import ban on goods produced in this way. IBAHRI submitted evidence to the inquiry and IBAHRI's Baroness @HelenaKennedyKC is a member of the Committee.
The UK risks being a dumping ground for goods made using forced labour. No effective safeguards are in place to prevent these goods entering the UK and being sold to consumers. Read our report:
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Listen to IBAHRI's Dr @EwelinaUO and @aarif_abraham of @AU_Feed discuss engaging the #UK government to better recognise, and prevent, #genocide and atrocity crimes on the @AsymmetricalH podcast:
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IBAHRI's Dr @EwelinaUO highlights the dangers faced by those forced to return to #Afghanistan under the #Taliban regime. Dr Ochab’s article centres on a statement from @UN experts condemning mass forced deportations of Afghan nationals. Read via @Forbes:
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On July 18, 2025, several United Nations experts, including Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, published a statement...
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IBAHRI Director Baroness @HelenaKennedyKC spoke to @JackieLongc4 of @Channel4News on the risk of reprisals from the #Taliban following a data leak that revealed the details of thousands of people trying to leave #Afghanistan. Watch:
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We spoke to Labour peer Helena Kennedy, who arranged the evacuation of more than 500 people from Afghanistan in 2021 and is still in contact with many in the country.
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IBAHRI, @hrw and @ICJ_org have issued a statement on the strong push back against the #UnitedStates’ sanctions on the @IntlCrimCourt at the 59th session of @UN_HRC. #HumanRights experts, States and civil society condemned the US' retaliatory actions. Read:
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At @UN_HRC 59th session, IBAHRI issued statements on #HumanRights in #Afghanistan, #China, #Myanmar & others. The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine & #US sanctions against the @IntlCrimCourt were also under the spotlight. Read:
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On 14 July, the IBAHRI, @AU_Feed and @Coalition4GR launched a new initiative in the #UK Parliament — the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes. The group has been set up to convene an independent review of the #UK approach to atrocity prevention & response.
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11 July 2025 marks 30 years since the #Srebrenica #genocide, when thousands of male Bosniaks were murdered by the Bosnian Serb army. IBAHRI's @EwelinaUO highlights early warning signs indicating the risk of atrocities reoccurring in the region. @Forbes:
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WATCH: IBAHRI's Francesca Restifo delivered a joint statement with the @Association_UBA during the 59th session of the @UN_HRC on the role of technical cooperation and capacity-building in strengthening #Ukraine's #justice institutions.
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WATCH: IBAHRI Senior Programme #Lawyer, Dr Ewelina Ochab (@EwelinaUO), in discussion with @AFIntlBrk on the @IntlCrimCourt arrest warrant for Taliban leaders in #Afghanistan.
@EwelinaUO, in response to the Taliban’s reaction—stating they do not recognize the ICC—said:.“It doesn’t matter if the Taliban recognize the ICC. The point is that Afghanistan is a member of the ICC, and this court has jurisdiction over Afghanistan.”. She further emphasized the.
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The IBAHRI is actively engaging international actors, including the @UN, on the issue of #GenderApartheid in #Afghanistan and #Iran, following the 2024 Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Inquiry report, 'SHATTERING #WOMEN'S RIGHTS, SHATTERING LIVES'. Find out more:
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URGENT NOTE: There is a NEW livestream link for the event, today 9 July, 1200 – 1430 BST -
9 July, 1200 – 1430 BST: Join the IBAHRI for an event marking the 10th anniversary of the 709 crackdown in #China and the 9th China #HumanRights #Lawyers Day. IBAHRI Director Baroness @HelenaKennedyKC will make opening remarks. Watch the livestream:
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The IBAHRI and @BAHRLorg have made a submission to @UN_HRC's Universal Periodic Review on #Belarus, focusing on the #HumanRights situation. Attacks on the #legal profession, politically motivated prosecutions & #FairTrial denials are discussed. Read:
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9 July, 1200 – 1430 BST: Join the IBAHRI for an event marking the 10th anniversary of the 709 crackdown in #China and the 9th China #HumanRights #Lawyers Day. IBAHRI Director Baroness @HelenaKennedyKC will make opening remarks. Watch the livestream:
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