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
London
Joined July 2009
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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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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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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RT @FCDOHumanRights: With @IBAHRI, we have hosted a @WiltonPark event on the pursuit of criminal justice for 🇺🇦. Together with Ukraine we h….
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NEW report from IBAHRI & British parliamentarians makes recommendations for #UK government to address widespread conflict-related sexual violence (#CRSV) and the use of #ChildLabour in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (#DRC). Read:
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‘No one is above the law. We must stand with victims and those who seek justice, and we must stand united against impunity. The Court’s integrity and independence must always be preserved from any political interference and pressure.’.
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At @UN_HRC #HRC59, IBAHRI's Francesca Restifo underscored the importance of protecting the @IntlCrimCourt to support #justice and #HumanRights for all. Ms Restifo’s remarks formed part of a joint statement from IBAHRI, @hrw and @ICJ_org. Via @JURISTnews:
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27 June, 1300-1400 CEST: IBAHRI's Mark Stephens (@MarksLarks) to moderate ‘Protecting #lawyers to ensure access to #justice’, a side event at the @UN_HRC 59th Session in #Geneva. Speakers inc. @SRjudgeslawyers, @RZavrsek and @Sophiedgf. View online: #HRC59
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IBAHRI's Mark Stephens (@MarksLarks) is featured in 'The Hearing', a #legal podcast from @thomsonreuters. In a teaser trailer, he remarks on the recent 'upgrading' of risk for #lawyers, incl. his own experience of being targeted for assassination. Listen:
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IBAHRI has issued a joint statement at @UN_HRC 59th Session during the interactive dialogue with @SRjudgeslawyers condemning attacks against the @IntlCrimCourt (#ICC) and the #UnitedStates' imposition of sanctions targeting the #ICC's prosecutor & #judges.
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On 19 June, the @UN Day for the Elimination of #SexualViolence in Conflict, the IBAHRI calls for renewed action worldwide to address the escalating instances of sexual violence in #war, ensuring perpetrators face #justice & survivors are supported. Read:
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2/ Speakers: @DavidAltonHL, @BrendanOHaraMP, @_SEDil, Carl Beech and Mark Preston of the Freedom #Justice Partnership. More info:
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