IBA's Human Rights Institute
@ibahri.bsky.social
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) works to promote and protect human rights and the independence of the legal profession worldwide.
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#GUATEMALA: IBAHRI & partner orgs concerned over detention of #lawyer Ramón Cadena & call for immediate & lawful resolution of his deprivation of liberty, guaranteeing full respect for judicial guarantees & due process.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#GUATEMALA: IBAHRI & partner orgs concerned over detention of #lawyer Ramón Cadena & call for immediate & lawful resolution of his deprivation of liberty, guaranteeing full respect for judicial guarantees & due process.
English: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
Español: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
English: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
Español: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
On 21 Nov 2025, 1500-1630 GMT, join IBAHRI for a webinar on the #UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women's (#CEDAW) Women, Peace & Security Addendum. Speakers incl. IBAHRI's Hina Jilani, Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC & @ewelinaochab.bsky.social
Register: tinyurl.com/3bj7w9x4
Register: tinyurl.com/3bj7w9x4
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
On 21 Nov 2025, 1500-1630 GMT, join IBAHRI for a webinar on the #UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women's (#CEDAW) Women, Peace & Security Addendum. Speakers incl. IBAHRI's Hina Jilani, Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC & @ewelinaochab.bsky.social
Register: tinyurl.com/3bj7w9x4
Register: tinyurl.com/3bj7w9x4
REFLECTING ON #IBAToronto: On 3 Nov, IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC moderated the session ‘Without fear or favour? Independent lawyering under assault’, which focused on how the independence of the #legal profession is being systematically undermined. 1/4
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
REFLECTING ON #IBAToronto: On 3 Nov, IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC moderated the session ‘Without fear or favour? Independent lawyering under assault’, which focused on how the independence of the #legal profession is being systematically undermined. 1/4
THURSDAY 6 November at #IBAToronto – don’t miss part 2 of the SPPI Showcase session, ‘Law not war’ from 1115 – 1230. Speakers include Keebong Paek, International Criminal Court, and Stephen Rapp, former #US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues.
Info: www.ibanet.org/session-deta...
Info: www.ibanet.org/session-deta...
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
THURSDAY 6 November at #IBAToronto – don’t miss part 2 of the SPPI Showcase session, ‘Law not war’ from 1115 – 1230. Speakers include Keebong Paek, International Criminal Court, and Stephen Rapp, former #US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues.
Info: www.ibanet.org/session-deta...
Info: www.ibanet.org/session-deta...
4 Nov 2025 at #IBAToronto: Congratulations to IBAHRI's
Dr Ewelina Ochab on receiving an Appreciation Award from Mykola Stetsenko, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, in recognition of her unwavering commitment to the #RuleOfLaw, #democracy & protection of #HumanRights in #Ukraine & beyond.
Dr Ewelina Ochab on receiving an Appreciation Award from Mykola Stetsenko, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, in recognition of her unwavering commitment to the #RuleOfLaw, #democracy & protection of #HumanRights in #Ukraine & beyond.
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
4 Nov 2025 at #IBAToronto: Congratulations to IBAHRI's
Dr Ewelina Ochab on receiving an Appreciation Award from Mykola Stetsenko, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, in recognition of her unwavering commitment to the #RuleOfLaw, #democracy & protection of #HumanRights in #Ukraine & beyond.
Dr Ewelina Ochab on receiving an Appreciation Award from Mykola Stetsenko, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, in recognition of her unwavering commitment to the #RuleOfLaw, #democracy & protection of #HumanRights in #Ukraine & beyond.
WED 5 Nov #IBAToronto – join IBAHRI for ‘No sanctuary for perpetrators of international crime: the use of universal jurisdiction in the pursuit of justice’ at 1430 EST. Chaired by @ewelinaochab.bsky.social, speakers inc. Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC and Beth Van Schaack.
Info: tinyurl.com/36tafxv7
Info: tinyurl.com/36tafxv7
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
WED 5 Nov #IBAToronto – join IBAHRI for ‘No sanctuary for perpetrators of international crime: the use of universal jurisdiction in the pursuit of justice’ at 1430 EST. Chaired by @ewelinaochab.bsky.social, speakers inc. Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC and Beth Van Schaack.
Info: tinyurl.com/36tafxv7
Info: tinyurl.com/36tafxv7
WEDNESDAY 5 Nov at #IBAToronto – IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC is chairing the session ‘Human rights impact of corruption’ from 0930–1045. Speakers include @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social, Neri Colmenares, Sunday Agwu, Shirley Pouget and John Balouziyeh.
More info: tinyurl.com/yeyhp4e4
More info: tinyurl.com/yeyhp4e4
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
WEDNESDAY 5 Nov at #IBAToronto – IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC is chairing the session ‘Human rights impact of corruption’ from 0930–1045. Speakers include @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social, Neri Colmenares, Sunday Agwu, Shirley Pouget and John Balouziyeh.
More info: tinyurl.com/yeyhp4e4
More info: tinyurl.com/yeyhp4e4
Read #IBAToronto session previews, reviews, interviews & features in the IBA Daily News. Monday 3 November's edition includes previews of upcoming IBAHRI sessions.
Read Monday's edition: tinyurl.com/a4896c9j
IBA Daily News hub: tinyurl.com/yc3ysnvr
Read Monday's edition: tinyurl.com/a4896c9j
IBA Daily News hub: tinyurl.com/yc3ysnvr
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Read #IBAToronto session previews, reviews, interviews & features in the IBA Daily News. Monday 3 November's edition includes previews of upcoming IBAHRI sessions.
Read Monday's edition: tinyurl.com/a4896c9j
IBA Daily News hub: tinyurl.com/yc3ysnvr
Read Monday's edition: tinyurl.com/a4896c9j
IBA Daily News hub: tinyurl.com/yc3ysnvr
TUESDAY 4 Nov at #IBAToronto – join IBAHRI for the ‘Legal Practice Division’s (LPD) showcase - killing the news: a global phenomenon’ from 1430 – 1730. Moderators: IBAHRI's Mark Stephens CBE, Karen Kaiser of @apnews.com and Peter Bartlett of @minterellison.bsky.social.
Info: tinyurl.com/ytesjszf
Info: tinyurl.com/ytesjszf
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
TUESDAY 4 Nov at #IBAToronto – join IBAHRI for the ‘Legal Practice Division’s (LPD) showcase - killing the news: a global phenomenon’ from 1430 – 1730. Moderators: IBAHRI's Mark Stephens CBE, Karen Kaiser of @apnews.com and Peter Bartlett of @minterellison.bsky.social.
Info: tinyurl.com/ytesjszf
Info: tinyurl.com/ytesjszf
TUESDAY 4 Nov at #IBAToronto – join leading #legal counsel & #HumanRights experts for ‘Making the business case: corporate accountability & the United Nations guiding principles on business & human rights' from 1115–1230. IBAHRI Co-Chair Mark Stephens CBE to moderate.
Info: tinyurl.com/yeyscrmb
Info: tinyurl.com/yeyscrmb
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
TUESDAY 4 Nov at #IBAToronto – join leading #legal counsel & #HumanRights experts for ‘Making the business case: corporate accountability & the United Nations guiding principles on business & human rights' from 1115–1230. IBAHRI Co-Chair Mark Stephens CBE to moderate.
Info: tinyurl.com/yeyscrmb
Info: tinyurl.com/yeyscrmb
MONDAY 3 Nov at #IBAToronto – join IBAHRI for 'Rejecting the rights rollback: advancing #LGBTQIA+ equality around the world’ Showcase from 1430–1730 EST. Keynote speaker via video: Tom Daley OBE @tom-daley.bsky.social, British Olympic diver, author, & LGBTQ+ advocate.
Info: tinyurl.com/2znstskr
Info: tinyurl.com/2znstskr
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
MONDAY 3 Nov at #IBAToronto – join IBAHRI for 'Rejecting the rights rollback: advancing #LGBTQIA+ equality around the world’ Showcase from 1430–1730 EST. Keynote speaker via video: Tom Daley OBE @tom-daley.bsky.social, British Olympic diver, author, & LGBTQ+ advocate.
Info: tinyurl.com/2znstskr
Info: tinyurl.com/2znstskr
MONDAY 3 Nov 2025 at #IBAToronto - join IBAHRI for the session ‘Without fear or favour? Independent lawyering under assault’ from 1115–1230 EST. Speakers inc. Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Neri Colmenares, @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, Nancy Hollander and Thierry Wickers.
Info: tinyurl.com/5n7uz3pb
Info: tinyurl.com/5n7uz3pb
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
MONDAY 3 Nov 2025 at #IBAToronto - join IBAHRI for the session ‘Without fear or favour? Independent lawyering under assault’ from 1115–1230 EST. Speakers inc. Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Neri Colmenares, @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, Nancy Hollander and Thierry Wickers.
Info: tinyurl.com/5n7uz3pb
Info: tinyurl.com/5n7uz3pb
At #IBAToronto, from 2-7 November 2025, IBAHRI is hosting several sessions on topical #HumanRights issues, inc. #LGBTQIA+ equality, media freedom & corporate accountability.
Click the session in the full schedule for details: tinyurl.com/benejwse
Click the session in the full schedule for details: tinyurl.com/benejwse
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
At #IBAToronto, from 2-7 November 2025, IBAHRI is hosting several sessions on topical #HumanRights issues, inc. #LGBTQIA+ equality, media freedom & corporate accountability.
Click the session in the full schedule for details: tinyurl.com/benejwse
Click the session in the full schedule for details: tinyurl.com/benejwse
The IBAHRI and partners express grave concern for Chinese #HumanRights #lawyer Lu Siwei, who is facing an arbitrary travel ban preventing him from being reunited with his family in the #US and receiving urgent medical care for lung cancer.
Read statement: tinyurl.com/mspebkav
Read statement: tinyurl.com/mspebkav
October 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The IBAHRI and partners express grave concern for Chinese #HumanRights #lawyer Lu Siwei, who is facing an arbitrary travel ban preventing him from being reunited with his family in the #US and receiving urgent medical care for lung cancer.
Read statement: tinyurl.com/mspebkav
Read statement: tinyurl.com/mspebkav
IBAHRI calls for the release of Egyptian #HumanRights #lawyer Hoda Abdelmoneim, who is being held in prolonged, arbitrary detention in #Egypt despite her deteriorating health. IBAHRI condemns Egypt’s ‘rotation’ laws and the targeting of #lawyers.
Read: www.ibanet.org/Egypt-IBAHRI...
Read: www.ibanet.org/Egypt-IBAHRI...
October 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
IBAHRI calls for the release of Egyptian #HumanRights #lawyer Hoda Abdelmoneim, who is being held in prolonged, arbitrary detention in #Egypt despite her deteriorating health. IBAHRI condemns Egypt’s ‘rotation’ laws and the targeting of #lawyers.
Read: www.ibanet.org/Egypt-IBAHRI...
Read: www.ibanet.org/Egypt-IBAHRI...
On 14 October 2025, IBAHRI co-hosted a #UK Parliamentary briefing with New Lines Institute & Physicians for Human Rights-#Israel on 'Genocide in Gaza: Through the Eyes of Medical Professionals.' Speakers discussed the famine, disease & decimated health system which continues to claim lives in #Gaza.
October 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
On 14 October 2025, IBAHRI co-hosted a #UK Parliamentary briefing with New Lines Institute & Physicians for Human Rights-#Israel on 'Genocide in Gaza: Through the Eyes of Medical Professionals.' Speakers discussed the famine, disease & decimated health system which continues to claim lives in #Gaza.
The IBAHRI marks #AntiSlaveryDay with a renewed call for global action to end modern slavery and forced labour.
Read: tinyurl.com/s8ctczav
Mark Stephens CBE, IBAHRI Co-Chair, stated: ‘Ending modern slavery [...] demands unwavering enforcement of #HumanRights standards.
#HumanTrafficking
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Mark Stephens CBE, IBAHRI Co-Chair, stated: ‘Ending modern slavery [...] demands unwavering enforcement of #HumanRights standards.
#HumanTrafficking
October 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The IBAHRI marks #AntiSlaveryDay with a renewed call for global action to end modern slavery and forced labour.
Read: tinyurl.com/s8ctczav
Mark Stephens CBE, IBAHRI Co-Chair, stated: ‘Ending modern slavery [...] demands unwavering enforcement of #HumanRights standards.
#HumanTrafficking
Read: tinyurl.com/s8ctczav
Mark Stephens CBE, IBAHRI Co-Chair, stated: ‘Ending modern slavery [...] demands unwavering enforcement of #HumanRights standards.
#HumanTrafficking
The 60th session of the @UN_HRC provided key insights into emerging global #HumanRights priorities and challenges. Francesca Restifo, IBAHRI UN Representative and Senior Human Rights #Lawyer, remarked:
October 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The 60th session of the @UN_HRC provided key insights into emerging global #HumanRights priorities and challenges. Francesca Restifo, IBAHRI UN Representative and Senior Human Rights #Lawyer, remarked:
Amb. Stephen Rapp, Senior Visiting Fellow of Practice at the @BlavatnikSchool, delivered opening remarks at an event co-hosted by IBAHRI during #GenevaPeaceWeek. The panel explored legal accountability frameworks in #Syria.
Watch the full speech: vimeo.com/1127833888
Watch the full speech: vimeo.com/1127833888
October 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Amb. Stephen Rapp, Senior Visiting Fellow of Practice at the @BlavatnikSchool, delivered opening remarks at an event co-hosted by IBAHRI during #GenevaPeaceWeek. The panel explored legal accountability frameworks in #Syria.
Watch the full speech: vimeo.com/1127833888
Watch the full speech: vimeo.com/1127833888
On 15 Oct at #GenevaPeaceWeek, IBAHRI and partners hosted a discussion on advancing #legal accountability frameworks, the #RuleOfLaw & peace in #Syria, under this year's theme 'Peace in Action'. IBAHRI Co-Chair, Mark Stephens CBE, moderated
Read: www.genevapeaceweek.ch/en/programme...
Read: www.genevapeaceweek.ch/en/programme...
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
On 15 Oct at #GenevaPeaceWeek, IBAHRI and partners hosted a discussion on advancing #legal accountability frameworks, the #RuleOfLaw & peace in #Syria, under this year's theme 'Peace in Action'. IBAHRI Co-Chair, Mark Stephens CBE, moderated
Read: www.genevapeaceweek.ch/en/programme...
Read: www.genevapeaceweek.ch/en/programme...
IBAHRI & partner organisations including @hrw.org, @amnesty.org & GRC Human Rights call on #Houthi authorities in #Yemen to release the prominent #HumanRights #lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra, arbitrarily detained in Sana’a on 25 Sept 2025 for peaceful expression.
Read: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
Read: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
IBAHRI & partner organisations including @hrw.org, @amnesty.org & GRC Human Rights call on #Houthi authorities in #Yemen to release the prominent #HumanRights #lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra, arbitrarily detained in Sana’a on 25 Sept 2025 for peaceful expression.
Read: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
Read: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
17 October, 1000-1100 CET: IBAHRI, Lawyers for Lawyers, Thai LHR and @thelawsociety.bsky.social webinar titled 'Voices of Justice: Protecting #Lawyers’ Freedom of Expression'. Focus on the essentiality of this right to the #RuleOfLaw, access to justice and human rights.
Reg: tinyurl.com/5y88jmne
Reg: tinyurl.com/5y88jmne
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
17 October, 1000-1100 CET: IBAHRI, Lawyers for Lawyers, Thai LHR and @thelawsociety.bsky.social webinar titled 'Voices of Justice: Protecting #Lawyers’ Freedom of Expression'. Focus on the essentiality of this right to the #RuleOfLaw, access to justice and human rights.
Reg: tinyurl.com/5y88jmne
Reg: tinyurl.com/5y88jmne
On the World Day Against the Death Penalty, 10 Oct 2025, IBAHRI shares a joint statement condemning the escalating use of capital punishment in #SaudiArabia. IBAHRI calls for a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the #DeathPenalty.
Read: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
Read: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
On the World Day Against the Death Penalty, 10 Oct 2025, IBAHRI shares a joint statement condemning the escalating use of capital punishment in #SaudiArabia. IBAHRI calls for a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the #DeathPenalty.
Read: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
Read: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
On 10 Oct 2025, the 23rd World Day against the #DeathPenalty, IBAHRI calls for universal abolition of the #DeathPenalty and, pending this, for retentionist states to introduce an immediate moratorium on executions & to commute existing death sentences.
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tinyurl.com/msy3zdzu
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On 10 Oct 2025, the 23rd World Day against the #DeathPenalty, IBAHRI calls for universal abolition of the #DeathPenalty and, pending this, for retentionist states to introduce an immediate moratorium on executions & to commute existing death sentences.
tinyurl.com/msy3zdzu
tinyurl.com/msy3zdzu
A new Expert Briefing assesses #Syria’s prospects for justice, accountability, reform and reconciliation nine months after the fall of the #Assad regime. Roundtable co-hosts: IBAHRI, @fpcthinktank.bsky.social & Project SEPAD. Chair: Mark Stephens CBE
Read key insights: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
Read key insights: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A new Expert Briefing assesses #Syria’s prospects for justice, accountability, reform and reconciliation nine months after the fall of the #Assad regime. Roundtable co-hosts: IBAHRI, @fpcthinktank.bsky.social & Project SEPAD. Chair: Mark Stephens CBE
Read key insights: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...
Read key insights: www.ibanet.org/document?id=...