[1] Its global headquarters are located in London, England, and it has regional offices in Washington, D.C., United States, Seoul, South Korea and São Paulo, Brazil.

[3][4] The IBA has held Special Consultative status before the UN General Assembly and the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1947.

[12] The submission contained 20 recommendations to UN Member States in light of their responsibility to criminalise and prosecute rape, including the criminalisation of rape as a war crime or crime against humanity, including ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

[12] In February 2023, the IBA reiterated its condemnation of "the illegal invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation," and stressed the need to hold the aggressor to account for its war crimes.

[13] On 11 October 2023, the IBA strongly condemned what it called the "heinous" 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, saying the "indiscriminate and targeted atrocities against Israeli citizens contravene an unequivocal, non-derogable prohibition under international law.

The murder of civilians, the assaults, and the trespass into private homes to kill and maim are all internationally recognised crimes of profound gravity; the abductions and taking of hostages, including women, children and the elderly, are crimes in violation of human rights and humanitarian law.

"[14] On 22 December 2023, the IBA condemned Israel’s “wholly indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks on Gaza” and reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire.