IBA's Human Rights Institute

#Guatemala’s 2026 #judicial appointments risk political interference, weak oversight and intimidation of justice actors, warns #IBAHRI report authored by Francesca Restifo and Eleonora Scala. Published: 18 March 2026 Read and share: ibanet.org/document?id=IB…

IMLU is currently conducting a 3-day specialized CPD seminar in partnership with @LawSocietyKe and @IBAHRI. We are focused on strengthening the capacity of legal professionals to address SGBV through effective litigation and survivor-centered support.

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#Guatemala: IBAHRI & partners issued a statement at @UN_HRC 61st session calling for an end to the criminalisation of #justice system personnel, #HumanRights defenders, #journalists & Indigenous authorities. READ (Spanish): tinyurl.com/b4239uvc WATCH: tinyurl.com/57cy7v86

Presentación de las conclusiones y recomendaciones de la misión de monitoreo del #IBAHRI sobre el proceso de selección judicial 2026 en #Guatemala. 🗓 18 de marzo 🕗 0800-0830 CST 💻 Evento virtual 🌐 Interpretación inglés–español 🔗 Registro aquí: tinyurl.com/mph63rha

Presentation of the findings & recommendations of the IBAHRI monitoring mission on #Guatemala's 2026 judicial selection processes. 🗓 Wednesday 18 March 🕗 0800-0830 CST / 1400-1430 GMT 💻 Virtual event 🌐 English-Spanish interpretation 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/mph63rha

On 17 March 2026, 1030-1200 EDT, IBAHRI's Dr @EwelinaUO & other expert panellists will discuss #GenderApartheid in #Afghanistan & routes to accountability at 'Right to Learn Afghanistan' event. - Part of the @UN NGO #CSW70 Forum. Register: tinyurl.com/58b6dxjp #Women #Equality

On 12 March 2026, IBAHRI and @Association_UBA issued a statement at @UN_HRC 61 on the #HumanRights situation in #Ukraine, calling on the #UNHRC to continue to support accountability efforts, including the establishment of the Special Tribunal. Read: tinyurl.com/ks5ka3p5

#IBA and #IBAHRI condemn the escalation of the armed conflict around the Levant and Gulf region and call for an end to all hostilities and strict adherence to #InternationalLaw by all parties. Violations must be investigated. #Civilians must be protected. ibanet.org/The-Israel-US-…

#HongKong: IBAHRI & partners express grave concern for #HumanRights barrister #ChowHangtung, who has been arbitrarily detained & subjected to solitary confinement under HK's National Security Law for her part in the peaceful Tiananmen vigil 2020/21. Read: tinyurl.com/2888pb6n

On 12 Mar 1830 EST, join IBAHRI and partners for 'Voices from the frontline: women lawyers advancing access to justice', a side event of the @UN #CSW70 in #NewYork examining the gender-specific risks and barriers that #women #lawyers confront. Register: tinyurl.com/47ekcrt8

used to protect journalism, not to bury it.’ Mr Stephens spoke alongside @carolecadwalla; @PeterKGeoghegan, and Hannah Perry (@Demos).

just with better tailoring. SLAPPs and lawfare are not about winning the case, they’re about winning fear and winning time. Authoritarians don’t need to ban journalism anymore, they just need to make it too risky, too lonely, and too expensive. The rule of law should be... 2/3

On 6 March 2026, IBAHRI Co-Chair Mark Stephens CBE (@MarksLarks) spoke at #UKMFF2026 at a session on Defending #Democracy: Countering Disinformation & Navigating #AI. Emphasising the impact of #legal interventions in #MediaFreedom, Mr Stephens said: ‘Lawfare is censorship... 1/3

whatever is said by the Syrian authorities with a pinch of salt. Promises are not the same as action on the ground.’ 2/2 #justice #law #GenderEquality #WomensRights

Highlighting the uncertain situation in #Syria at a #UK parliamentary event on #women's rights hosted by the APPG on International Law, Justice and Accountability, @AlexCrawfordSky OBE said: ‘Given [the] history, it would be pertinent for any government to be taking... 1/2

At a #UK parliamentary event on #women’s rights, British-Korean politician @JihyunPark7 highlighted terrible abuse faced by #women & girls in #NorthKorea & the lack of attention given to these issues: ‘all over the world, no one cares about women & girls’ rights in North Korea’.

The death threat against Rey Gorgonio, Chairperson of the Negros Chapter of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), in the Philippines, is part of a broader pattern of intimidation, harassment & coercion of development workers, farmers, civil society & lawyers in Negros

#Philippines: IBAHRI & partners call for effective protection measures for #HumanRights #lawyer Rey Gorgonio & those working with him, in consultation with him & his professional associations as well as investigation into 'explicitly menacing' death threat tinyurl.com/2h7jkhjm

Speaking at the APPG's #UK Parliament event on 2 March 2026, @IKWRO Campaigner Payzee Mahmod stressed the need to address gender-based violence in the #UK: ‘We have millions of women and girls in the UK who are living with female genital mutilation but have never been asked.’