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 (“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 Tuesday 09 …
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 …
The Human Rights Lawyers Association is delighted to announce that the HRLA Inaugural Annual Lecture 2025 was delivered by Robert Spano, Former President of the European Court of Human Rights …
The Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) is pleased to announce the International Conference on Sustainable Development, Energy Transitions, and Climate Change, taking place virtually on 28–29 November 2025. This global, …
Register for the opportunity to take part in the Junior Lawyers Committee’s annual human rights moot competition. You can register on our Google Form linked here. You’ll have the chance …
The Human Rights Lawyers Association and the Association of Law Teachers are delighted to have collaborated on a virtual half-day event on 09 September 2025 (13:00 – 16:00 on Zoom) …
