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Hugo Charlton is a practising criminal barrister, international human rights lawyer, environmental activist, broadcaster and commentator. He was Chair of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2003 to 2005. Though he is no longer active in the Green Party, Charlton continues to speak on environmental and human rights issues, in particular on issues concerning climate change and its reduction through the prevention of deforestation, and on the right to self-determination for indigenous peoples. He is also an expert on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and an advisor on clean technology solutions. He has worked for many years in support of the Kurdish community in the Middle East. ==Legal career== Charlton was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1978 and has been a practising criminal barrister since 1986. High profile cases include R v Jones and Milling in which the illegality of the war in Iraq was considered by the House of Lords. In this case, the House of Lords conceded that the invasion of Iraq may have amounted to the international crime of aggression, but that it was not an offence under domestic UK law as all crimes must now be made by statute. In the case of R v Dudley JJ the legal basis for the collection of the Community Charge was found to be flawed. Middle East human rights work Since 2000, his work has involved the monitoring of women's rights and human rights in the Kurdish regions of (Turkey ), Syria and Iraq, and the (monitoring of elections ) on behalf of the predecessor to Turkey's Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). He is currently engaged in developing a program to provide psychosocial support for the survivors of the Yezidi genocide in Iraq. Charlton is a founding member of the Campaign against Criminalising Communities which has been campaigning against the misuse of anti-terrorism legislation since 1999. He is also a a member of the (Kurdish Genocide Task Force (KGTF) ), an international group, endorsed and supported by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and a member of the Panel of Defence Lawyers for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He became aware of human trafficking out of Yarlswood Immigration Removal Centre in 2000, and subsequently visited and wrote a report on the issue in post-conflict Balkans. He is Chair of (Widows for Peace through Democracy ), the registered UK charity and umbrella organisation for partner widows’ associations and organisations in developing and conflict afflicted countries. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hugo Charlton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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