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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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Writing for Forbes on 4 June, the United Nations International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, IBAHRI's Dr Dr Ewelina U. Ochab highlights the dire situation for children in war zones across the world and the urgent need for #justice & accountability. Read: forbes.com/sites/ewelinao…

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On 4 June 2025, the United Nations International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, the IBAHRI condemns the ongoing atrocities inflicted on children in conflict zones and affirms its commitment towards ending impunity for perpetrators of such violence. tinyurl.com/4jdw827s

On 4 June 2025, the <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, the IBAHRI condemns the ongoing atrocities inflicted on children in conflict zones and affirms its commitment towards ending impunity for perpetrators of such violence.
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IBAHRI Director Baroness Baroness Helena Kennedy KC joined BBC Radio 4 Today for a debate on the #war in #Gaza. Baroness Kennedy highlighted that the purpose of #law is not only to secure #justice after events, but also to halt a trajectory towards atrocity crimes. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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IBAHRI's Baroness Baroness Helena Kennedy KC calls on the #UK government to impose sanctions on #Egypt over the unjust imprisonment of British-Egyptian Alaa Abd el-Fattah, whose mother Laila Soueif has been hospitalised after 240+ days of hunger strike in protest. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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#TheMaldives: IBAHRI has expressed concern about the erosion of judicial independence as two Supreme Court Justices are dismissed. This could have wider implications for the #RuleOfLaw and #HumanRights in the country. Read: ibanet.org/The-Maldives-I…

#TheMaldives: IBAHRI has expressed concern about the erosion of judicial independence as two Supreme Court Justices are dismissed. This could have wider implications for the #RuleOfLaw and #HumanRights in the country.

Read: ibanet.org/The-Maldives-I…
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The IBAHRI and Lawyers for Lawyers are deeply concerned by the recent arbitrary detention, incommunicado confinement and alleged #torture of #Ugandan #HumanRights #lawyer Agather Atuhaire and #Kenyan #journalist Boniface Mwangi by #Tanzanian authorities. Read more: tinyurl.com/39279c7r

The IBAHRI and <a href="/L4L_INT/">Lawyers for Lawyers</a> are deeply concerned by the recent arbitrary detention, incommunicado confinement and alleged #torture of #Ugandan #HumanRights #lawyer Agather Atuhaire and #Kenyan #journalist Boniface Mwangi by #Tanzanian authorities.

Read more: tinyurl.com/39279c7r
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On Thursday 12 June, 1000-1700 CET, the 2025 #InternationalFairTrialDay Conference and Ebru Timtik Award Ceremony will take place in #Brussels and online via Zoom. This year, the spotlight is on #Tunisia. Register to join the event: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y-CXy… #EbruTimtik #IFTD2025

On Thursday 12 June, 1000-1700 CET, the 2025 #InternationalFairTrialDay Conference and Ebru Timtik Award Ceremony will take place in #Brussels and online via Zoom. This year, the spotlight is on #Tunisia.

Register to join the event: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y-CXy…

#EbruTimtik #IFTD2025
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#EbruTimtikAward Selection Committe: “We unanimously award the 2025 Ebru Timtik Prize to Ahmed Souab—not only to honor a lifetime devoted to the rule of law and fair trials, but also because his current situation requires urgent international solidarity and visibility.” #IFTD2025

#EbruTimtikAward Selection Committe: “We unanimously award the 2025 Ebru Timtik Prize to Ahmed Souab—not only to honor a lifetime devoted to the rule of law and fair trials, but also because his current situation requires urgent international solidarity and visibility.”
#IFTD2025
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On 12 June, #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour, the IBAHRI reaffirms its commitment to help end the exploitation of children in all its forms. Every child has the right to a safe, healthy, and fulfilling childhood—free from forced labour, hazardous conditions, & economic exploitation.

On 12 June, #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour, the IBAHRI reaffirms its commitment to help end the exploitation of children in all its forms. Every child has the right to a safe, healthy, and fulfilling childhood—free from forced labour, hazardous conditions, &amp; economic exploitation.
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On 19 June, child labour will be one of the topics discussed at an event at the UK Houses of Parliament, #London in the context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the role of #UK legislation. RSVP: [email protected]

On 19 June, child labour will be one of the topics discussed at an event at the UK Houses of Parliament, #London in the context of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the role of #UK legislation.

RSVP: aine.macdonald@int-bar.org
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Ahead of the G7 Summit in #Canada this weekend, IBAHRI urges G7 leaders to work together to #FreeJimmyLai. The journalist, businessman and prisoner of conscience. #FreeJimmyLai has been kept in prolonged solitary confinement and has serious health concerns. #G7Kananaskis2025

Ahead of the G7 Summit in #Canada this weekend, IBAHRI urges G7 leaders to work together to #FreeJimmyLai. The journalist, businessman and prisoner of conscience. <a href="/SupportJimmyLai/">#FreeJimmyLai</a> has been kept in prolonged solitary confinement and has serious health concerns.
#G7Kananaskis2025
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🔴📹 #HRC59 | ICJ and IBAHRI echoed concerns highlighted in the Special Rapporteur’s report, emphasizing that Afghan women, girls & LGBTIQ+ persons continue to face systematic denial of #AccessToJustice & #HumanRights protection under #Taliban rule 🔗 icj.org/hrc59-joint-st…

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📢 Save the date for the event “Protecting lawyers to ensure access to justice”, jointly organised by the CCBE, Council of Europe, the IBA's Human Rights Institute, & the Perm Rep of Luxembourg to UNOG 🗓️Friday 27 June 2025 🕐13h–14h 📍Palais des Nations & Online 🔎Programme: ccbe.eu/fileadmin/spec…

📢 Save the date for the event “Protecting lawyers to ensure access to justice”, jointly organised by the CCBE, <a href="/coe/">Council of Europe</a>, the <a href="/IBAHRI/">IBA's Human Rights Institute</a>, &amp; the Perm Rep of Luxembourg to UNOG

🗓️Friday 27 June 2025
🕐13h–14h
📍Palais des Nations &amp; Online
🔎Programme: ccbe.eu/fileadmin/spec…
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EVENT: Join IBAHRI on 18 June at 1300 CEST @ the Palais des Nations, #Geneva, for a panel at the margins of UN Human Rights Council 59 - Triple Persecution: #Hazara #women at the crossroads of #gender, ethnic and religious persecution in #Afghanistan. IBAHRI's Dr Dr Ewelina U. Ochab will participate.

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Writing in Forbes, IBAHRI's Dr Dr Ewelina U. Ochab highlights Global Rights Compliance' report into Western links to #ForcedLabour in critical minerals in #China's #Uyghur region. She calls for Western governments to address their relationship to ongoing atrocities. Read: forbes.com/sites/ewelinao…

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Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (#CRSV) on 19 June, IBAHRI's Dr Dr Ewelina U. Ochab writes of the intergenerational trauma caused by CRSV & the need to promote healing & empowerment in survivors. Read via Forbes: forbes.com/sites/ewelinao…

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On 19 June, the United Nations 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: tinyurl.com/46a2yuty

On 19 June, the <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> 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 &amp; survivors are supported.

Read: tinyurl.com/46a2yuty