Co-Chair
Wajiha Ahmed
Co-Chair
Shirley Pouget
Human Rights Law Committee
The Human Rights Law Committee (HRLC) aims to promote human rights in all areas of the legal profession, as well as in the broader community. We welcome your contributions, either through newsletter article submissions, becoming an officer, or presenter at conferences. The value of membership is most enhanced through active participation, so please get involved.
Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences
From ideas to impact: pioneering sustainable solutions with intellectual property
02 Aug 2024 1500 - 1615 BST
Webinar
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
Mexico City , Mexico
Defenders in decline: human rights lawyers at risk in Southeast Asia
09 Oct 2024 1300 - 1400 BST
Webinar
Webinars
- Human trafficking and the rights of trafficked persons, January 2024
- Fair trial rights and the prosecution of alleged atrocities in Ukraine, November 2023
- The relevance and role of human rights mechanisms in times of crisis, February 2023
- Human rights in the maritime industry, December 2021
- The impact of human trafficking and modern slavery on lawyers and their clients, December 2020
Podcast and film
Podcast: The Human Rights Law Committee podcast series looks at both obvious and overlooked aspects of litigating and documenting torture, in an ‘A-Z’ format. Although the obligations under the Convention against Torture are of a jus cogens nature, the scope of these obligations, and the range of physical and psychological torture/cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, tend to be understood or construed narrowly. Listen here
Film: The Committee's interview series with prominent human rights lawyers and advocates highlights the challenges of protecting human rights in the 21st century. Interviewees include former UN and ICC representatives among others. Watch here
Projects and reports
Wajiha Ahmed and Shirley Pouget are pleased to be the co-chairs of the committee for 2024-2025. At this time the committee is considering its priority areas and we will be announcing these in the near future.
In the meantime if there are any proposals, please do not hesitate to reach out to our committee chairs, via their emails linked above, with such ideas.
Subcommittees and other groups
The Human Rights Law Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Crimes Against Women Subcommittee
- Human Rights Law Committee Advisory Board