HRLA’s Annual General Meeting on 18 February 2025
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Human Rights Lawyers’ Association, which will include the election of a new Executive Committee and appointment of a new Junior Lawyers Committee, will be …
Register Now | Human rights of pregnant women, mothers and children in the justice system
Two high-profile baby deaths in two women’s prisons in 2019 and 2020, and a public campaign by Level Up, have brought the serious risks faced by incarcerated pregnant women into sharp …
Call for applications to join the HRLA’s 2025/2026 Executive Committee and Junior Lawyers Committee
The HRLA is calling for members to apply to join its 2025/2026 Executive Committee and Junior Lawyers Committee. Interested members are warmly invited to read the information below and follow …
Welcome to the Human Rights Lawyers Association
The Human Rights Lawyers Association is a forum for those involved in the law and legal professions to discuss human rights issues. Our principal objective is to protect and promote …
HRLA attends FCDO’s International Human Rights Day 2024 celebrations
Dr Louise Loder, HRLA Executive Committee Member, attended the International Human Rights Day celebrations at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on 10 December 2024 at the kind invitation …
HRLA and BHRC co-host virtual seminar on ‘Skills for Human Rights Practice’
The Human Rights Lawyers Association was pleased to partner with the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales on a virtual seminar event as a follow up to the …
HRLA hosts ‘UK Sanctions in 2024: A Help or Hindrance to Human Rights?’
The Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) were pleased to host ‘UK Sanctions in 2024: Help or Hindrance to Human Rights?’, which took place at Doughty Street Chambers and online on …
HRLA Junior Lawyers Committee hosts another successful Careers Day at Goldsmiths
Careers Day Events HRLA’s 2024 Careers Day, organised by the Junior Lawyers Committee, took place on Saturday 26 October, and was held at Goldsmiths, University of London. The Careers Day …
HRLA hosts ‘Climate Change and the Law’ with Lord Carnwath and Jessica Simor KC
In the year where climate change law hit the headlines, with KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland in the European Court of Human Rights and Finch v Surrey County Council in the Supreme …
HRLA Bursary Scheme | Applications now open
The HRLA is delighted to announce that applications are now open for our brand new, fully funded, human rights Bursary Scheme (deadline 03 October 2024) With thanks to this year’s …
