The Human Rights Lawyers Association is open to all connected with the law and the legal profession who have an interest in human rights law in the United Kingdom.
The Association currently has over 2,000 members including solicitors, barristers, advocates, judges, government lawyers, legal academics, legal executives, in-house lawyers, pupils, trainees and law students.
We exist to increase knowledge and understanding of human rights and to aid their effective implementation within the UK legal framework and system of government.
The Human Rights Lawyers Association is pleased to support the Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales’ upcoming virtual panel discussion, ‘Independent Experts, Global Mandates: Understanding the Work, Impact …
The HRLA is looking for a Bursary Officer to join its Executive Committee and lead the administration and development of the HRLA Bursary Scheme. The Bursary Scheme is one of …
The HRLA Junior Lawyers Committee is delighted to announce that the 2026 Lord Kerr Essay Competition is now live! The competition honours Lord Kerr’s immense contributions to human rights legal …
Please join us on Wednesday 28 January 2026 from 6pm at Irwin Mitchell (28 Tudor Street, Temple, London EC4Y 0AY) or online for an evening of discussion and the appointment …
The Human Rights Lawyers Association (“HRLA”) is calling for members to apply to join its 2026 Executive Committee (“EC”) and Junior Lawyers Committee (“JLC”). Interested members are warmly invited to …
The Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) are delighted to be co-hosting our third annual virtual seminar on Thursday 11 …
On Wednesday 8 October, the Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA), in collaboration with leading human rights law firm Leigh Day, co-hosted an important and timely event on corporate divestment and …
As the European Convention on Human Rights reaches its 75th anniversary, HRLA is pleased to mark this milestone with an evening of discussion and reflection: ‘The European Convention on Human …
The Human Rights Lawyers Association is pleased to invite you to our upcoming panel event, Corporate Divestment: Addressing Legacy Harms and Legal Accountability. When multinational corporations divest from operations in …
