Our patronsSir Henry Brooke CMGExecutive Vice-President of the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association and Former Lord Justice of Appeal and Vice-President of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). At different times Sir Henry has chaired the Bar’s Race Relations Committee, the Judicial Studies Board’s advisory committee, which introduced racial awareness training for English magistrates and judges, and the Law Commission (the Government’s independent law reform advisory unit). He was also a member of the departmental committee involved in providing for the smooth implementation of the Human Rights Act and of the Court Service committee responsible for modernising the courts. As a judge Sir Henry travelled widely across the world to speak about human rights, penal reform, access to justice and equality issues. As a well as patron of PBI UK, he is also a trustee of the Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund, and a registered mediator. He was awarded the CMG in 2012 for his services to justice reform in Albania. Sir Robert CarnwathSir Robert Carnwath was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1968. He practised in parliamentary law, planning and local government, revenue law and administrative law. He was Junior Counsel to Inland Revenue from 1980 to 1985. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1985, and was Attorney-General to the Prince of Wales from 1988 to 1994. He was appointed as a High Court judge on 3 October 1994, in the Chancery Division, and received the customary knighthood. He served as Chairman of the Law Commission from 1999 to July 2002. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal on 15 January 2002 and, as is customary, became a member of the Privy Council. Julie ChristieJulie Christie is an Academy Award-winning English film actress, best known for her roles in films such as Dr Zhivago and Don't Look Now. She is a passionate supporter of the human rights movement and recently supported PBI by reading our BBC Radio 4 appeals. Lord JoffeLord Joffe is a Labour peer in the House of Lords and worked as a human rights lawyer 1958-65, including representing Nelson Mandela at the infamous 1963-4 Rivonia trial. Later he moved to Britain, and worked in the financial services industry as well as the voluntary sector. He was associated with Oxfam in various roles between 1982 and 2001, including being its Chair 1995-2001. Sir Jeffrey Jowell KCMG QCIn 2011, Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC was knighted for his services to human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. A barrister with Blackwell Chambers, in 2010, Sir Jeffrey became the inaugural Director of the Bingham Centre on the Rule of Law, created after the retirement of Lord Bingham. He is Emeritus Professor of Public Law at University College London and Chair of British Waterways’ Ombudsman Committee and, until recently, was a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. From 2000 to 2011 he was the UK’s member of the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy through Law (The Venice Commission). Professor Jenny PearceJenny Pearce is Professor of Young People and Public Policy at the University of Bedfordshire, UK, where she is Director of the Institute of Applied Social Research and the ‘International Centre for the Study of Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Young People’. She is Chair of the UK Home Office ‘Child Trafficking Information Sharing Forum and co-founder and management group member of the ‘National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People’. She is a member of the Policy Steering Committee of ‘Eurochild’, Brussels, and works with the Council of Europe as invited expert on child sexual exploitation and child trafficking. Sir Nigel Rodley KBESir Nigel Rodley KBE is Professor of Law at the University of Essex and Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. He was the first Legal Adviser of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, where he remained until 1990. He also taught Public International Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1973 to 1990. In March 1993, he was designated Special Rapporteur on Torture of the UN Commission on Human Rights, serving until November 2001. Since 2001, he has been the elected UK expert member of the Human Rights Committee established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Vice Chair 2003-2004). He was elected Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists in 2003 and is currently a member of its Executive Committee. He has published numerous texts and was awarded a KBE in the 1998/1999 New Year's Honours List 'for services to human rights and international law', and an honorary LLD from Dalhousie University in May 2000. In 2005, he was awarded the American Society of International Law Goler T Butcher Human Rights Medal for distinguished work in the field of human rights. Sir Peter RothSir Peter Roth is a High Court judge. Called in 1976, he took Silk in 1997. As a barrister, his areas of practice were wide ranging, including commercial law, human rights, European and sports law. In 2007 he was named 'EU and Competition Silk of the Year' at the Chambers Bar Awards. He has been a Visiting Professor at King's College, London University, is Chairman of the Competition Law Association and a member of the London Court of International Arbitration. He chairs PBI UK's Lawyers Advisory Committee. “PBI is a relatively modest organisation – but its contribution has been remarkable. It has shown how protective accompaniment by unarmed international volunteers can bring security and support to those courageous defenders of human rights in places where this is most needed." Baroness Frances D'Souza Baroness D'Souza has an academic background in anthropology and taught Juliet StevensonJuliet Stevenson has worked extensively for both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. She made her name in films playing Nina opposite Alan Rickman in Truly, Madly, Deeply, a performance that won her the Evening Standard Film Award for Best Actress. She has had numerous television appearances, most recently appearing in the BBC drama series The Hour. In 2011 she was nominated for a BAFTA for her role in the BBC’s The Accused. She was awarded a CBE in 1999. Juliet performed at PBI's 30th Anniversary Gala in November 2011. Samuel WestSamuel West is an actor and director whose theatre roles have included both Richard II and Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as numerous film, television and radio roles. He is a familiar face on television: appearances include Law & Order and Agatha Christie’s Poirot – Murder on the Orient Express. He starred in the award-winning play ENRON in 2009, for which he was nominated for the Lawrence Olivier Best Actor Award. Between August 2005 and August 2007, Samuel was Artistic Director of the Sheffield Theatres. Samuel also performed at our 30th Anniversary Gala. |
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