Join IBAHRI and @BarHumanRights on 18 Feb @ 1800 GMT to discuss: ‘Participation and Representation of Victims in #UniversalJurisdiction Cases’. A hybrid event online & in-person @G37Chambers in #London. In-person reg: Online reg:

6 March 2025 @ 1400 GMT: FREE in-person event, 'Gender Apartheid: A Crime Against Humanity' - IBAHRI, @One_Law_for_All & @ProjectResistUK to host @ UK Houses of Parliament, #London. Chairing, @HelenaKennedyKC. Panellists incl #Afghan & #Iranian women. Reg:

DEADLINE 10 Feb: Apply now for IBAHRI’s free online training for #humanrights defenders on freedom of religion or belief (#FoRB), running from 17-27 Feb 2025. Sessions will be delivered by experts incl. @NazilaGhanea, @UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB. Info:

RT @HLPMediaFreedom: This week, the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom met in London. This marked the first meeting with Ba…

The #IBAHRI reminds UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy @FCDOGovUK of the intervention letter sent to him ahead of his trip to #Egypt to discuss trade: 13 #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpressionorganisations called for Alaa Abd el-Fattah to be freed. Read:

WATCH (from 15:15): IBAHRI’s @EwelinaUO at @Europarl_EN session on #Ukrainian prisoners of war in #Russia. Dr Ochab stressed that ‘impunity emboldens the perpetrators’ and that #justice & accountability are key to breaking the cycle of atrocity crimes.

TRAINING: From 17-27 Feb 2025 the IBAHRI is running online training for #humanrights defenders on issues relating to the right to freedom of religion or belief. Leading experts including IBAHRI Co-Chair Hina Jilani will deliver the sessions. Register:

It cannot be part and parcel of some deal to end this war. We must demand that it is dealt [with] beforehand, and that Russia return the many thousands of children.’ 3/3

In a panel ‘Kidnapped to Kill: The Weaponization of #Ukraine’s Children by #Russia’ at @wef on 23 Jan 2025, IBAHRI's Baroness @HelenaKennedyKC called for greater global pressure on President Putin to return kidnapped Ukrainian children. Watch (from 7:18):

The IBAHRI has co-signed a statement expressing concern for the recent lawsuit against the Istanbul Bar Association (@istanbulbaro). The statement calls on #Turkey to immediately cease #legal proceedings & respect its obligations under int'l #law. Read:

On 28 Jan 2025 from 1430–1600 (CET) IBAHRI's @EwelinaUO will be at the @Europarl_EN’s Subcommittee on #HumanRights in #Brussels addressing the situation of #Ukrainian prisoners of war in #Russia. Watch the livestream:

Organisations met at @UKHouseofLords to draw attention to the reported #genocide of #Uyghurs in East Turkistan - #China calls it the ‘Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region'. IBAHRI's @HelenaKennedyKC chaired the discussion on #legal avenues for #justice. Read:

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, IBAHRI's @EwelinaUO highlights the importance of monitoring early warning signs and risk factors to identify situations at peril of atrocity crimes. #HMD2025 #NeverAgain

Ahead of participating in the 'In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations' event, on 27 January, Francesca Restifo emphasised the need for mutual efforts in preventing the weakening of the #RuleofLaw and in protecting #humanrights:

27 Jan: join Francesca Restifo, IBAHRI Senior Human Rights Advisor, and peers, for 'In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations'. Conference organiser: @MyBCU Centre for Human Rights College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice. See:

Legal Experts on Media Freedom, for which the IBAHRI serves as Secretariat. We have already benefited greatly from Hina’s wisdom and experience, and we look forward to working ever closer over the next few years.’ 3/3