International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)

Human Rights Institute, 10th Floor, 1 Stephen Street, London, W1T 1AT, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Phone : +44 (0)20 7691 6868 / Fax : +44 (0)20 7691 6544

Web site : www.ibanet.org/IBAHRI.aspx

Established in 1995 under the honorary presidency of Nelson Mandela, the IBA’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) is a leading voice in the promotion of the rule of law worldwide.

The IBAHRI works to promote, protect and enforce human rights under a just rule of law in a variety of ways.

These include: training lawyers, judges and prosecutors in human rights law and international humanitarian law; pioneering training programmes to strengthen the judiciary in post-conflict countries or countries where basic state infrastructure may have been eroded; undertaking fact-finding missions and sending trial observers to countries where the rule of law has deteriorated; making representations to authorities worldwide where individuals or the independence of the judiciary has been threatened; galvanising international support to lobby for change through media and advocacy campaigns; and providing long-term technical assistance to under-resourced bar associations and law societies.

In addition, IBAHRI liaises closely with international and regional human rights organisations and produces newsletters and other publications to highlight issues of concern to worldwide media.