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URGENT ALERT: SUDAN Dr Hassan al-Turabi

Dr Hassan al-Turabi is the leader of the Sudanese Popular National Congress (PNC) party. He was arrested on 21 February 2001 by President Omar al-Beshir’s security forces.

URGENT ALERT: SHARON LIES ABOUT QUR’AN

A report in the London Guardian by Suzanne Goldenberg, ‘The two faces of Ariel Sharon’ (Guardian, 23rd January), reported several outrageous statements by the retired Israeli General who is standing in the latest Israeli elections.

BLAIR BACKS ILLEGAL ISRAELI SETTLEMENT POLICY

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be launching the United Jewish Israel Appeal’s (UJIA) Campaign For Our Children at the organisation’s annual dinner on 15 January 2001…The UJIA has a long record of support for the Israeli regime.

ALERT UPDATE: PALESTINE CAMPAIGN UPDATE

The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has received a letter from the British Foreign Office (FCO) in response to thousands of letters that IHRC campaigners have been sending to Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, in protest against British links with Israe

URGENT ALERT : PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Islam came to PNG in 1980. Since then it has been growing and expanding steadily in the mainly Christian inhabited country. Recently the Home Affairs Minister of PNG, Andrew Kumbakor said that the government is working on changing the law to control the e

TORTURE AGAINST ISLAMISTS IN SUDAN

IHRC is deeply concerned with the arrest being made in Sudan by the government especially after incidents of torture were found evident in one of the detainess.

URGENT ALERT: TURKEY

IHRC is urging all campaigners to act regarding the deteriorating Human Rights condition in Turkey. The government is now considering passing legislation that will allow the government to purge all Islamists from the government.

D-UK UPDATE: Issuing of passports to British Muslimahs wearing hijab.

11 August 2000 IHRC has received a number of complaints regarding the advice given by officers at the UK Passport Agency regarding the wearing of hijab in passport photographs. Several sisters were told that hijab was not acceptable. Islamic Human Rights Commission United Kingdom 11th