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Rhys Davies speaks at Harvard Law School’s HLS Advocates organisation. 

Rhys Davies was invited to address Harvard Law School’s HLS Advocates for Human Rights, a student practice organisation dedicated to human rights work and advocacy. The organization gives students who are interested in human rights an opportunity to participate in…

25/09/2023
News
Rhys Davies speaks at Harvard Law School’s HLS Advocates organisation. 

Applicants to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights obtain provisional measures to protect detainees in Tunisia

The applicants in Ghannouchi and Others v Republic of Tunisia obtained an order from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 28 August 2023 that puts into place provisional measures to protect leading Tunisian opposition politicians who are…

13/09/2023
News

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins success for the President of Mozambique

In a judgment handed down on 4 September 2023, Mr Justice Robin Knowles held that the sitting President of Mozambique, His Excellency President Nyusi, is entitled to immunity in respect of a Part 20 Claim brought against him by the…

05/09/2023
News, Judgments

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins instructed by the President of Mozambique

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins have been instructed by the President of Mozambique, His Excellency President Nyusi, in respect of proceedings in the Commercial Court. In 2019, the Republic of Mozambique brought claims worth over $2 billion…

31/07/2023
News

Rhys Davies attends U.S. Military Commission proceedings at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Rhys Davies is attending the Guantanamo Military Commissions as an NGO observer on behalf of the Association of Defence Counsel practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT). The Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay were created by the Bush administration in…

07/06/2023
News

Rhys Davies to host event at House of Lords on the 14th June: “The Real Cost of Doing Business in the UAE.”

Rhys Davies is co-hosting an open evidence gathering session on 14th June 2023 at the House of Lords to investigate the real costs of doing business in the UAE, with a focus on Dubai.  The criminal justice system in Dubai…

07/06/2023
News

Cases against Tunisia filed at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Two cases have been filed at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, Tanzania, concerning the detention, prosecution, and maltreatment of a cross section of members of the opposition and a prominent judge in Tunisia. In the…

26/05/2023
News

Rodney Dixon KC representing Al Jazeera Media Network for killing of its journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

11 May 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of the killing of the distinguished Al Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh. She was shot a year ago while reporting for Al Jazeera in Jenin, Palestine. Al Jazeera through its lawyers has conducted…

15/05/2023
News

Rhys Davies writes for Newsweek Magazine

Rhys Davies co-authors an opinion piece in Newsweek that addresses international concerns about the decision to award the UAE the hosting rights for COP28, this November’s upcoming international climate conference. Rhys writes “COP is in danger of becoming just one…

13/04/2023
News

Rhys Davies writes in Spear’s Magazine on the limitations of UK Magnitsky sanctions policy

Rhys Davies co-authors an article in Spear’s analysing the UK approach to Magnitsky Sanctions. Rhys writes “The UK’s irregular and inconsistent sanctions regime makes it difficult for investors to properly carry out compliance risk-assessments. Moreover, forecasting for investors is extremely…

13/04/2023
News

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