France: Concerns Regarding the Violation of CEDAW by the Hijab/Religious Symbols Ban
February 1, 2008
Executive summary of report submitted to 40th session of CEDAW, January 2008 by IHRC.
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“After Sangatte” Film Premiere, SOAS University
January 31, 2008
Hosted by the SOAS Detainee Support Group the 14-minute film After Sangatte interviews one Iraqi Kurd refugee on his life, his escape from Iraq, to his plight, and that facing all those escaping the War on Terror to seek asylum in the UK.
UK Event: IHRC Conference – Human Rights and Israel at 60: A look at the conflicting paths of two contemporaneous projects
January 30, 2008
Speakers include, Michael Warschawski, Yehudit Keshet, Daud Abdullah, Jennifer Loewenstein and Meir Margalit.
Alert Update: King Pardons Saudi Gang Rape Victim
January 29, 2008
Saudi gang rape victim, sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison, was pardoned by the King in December 2007
Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Racism as Art and Documentary: Notes on Shanghai Vice (UK, Channel 4, 1999)
January 26, 2008
The Multi-Award winning documentary of 1999 comes under scrutiny for its portrayal of Uighur Muslims in China.
Press Release: China / UK – New briefing on-line, ‘Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Racism as Art and Documentary: Notes on Shanghai Vice (UK, Channel 4, 1999).’
January 26, 2008
Another look at the injustice and suppression of China’s Muslim minority, but also media representation of the issue.
Press Release: Darfur: The Origins & Diagnosis of the Crisis – Briefing On-Line Now
January 17, 2008
IHRC’s latest briefing is a review of the current humanitarian crisis affecting the indigenous people of Darfur
Darfur: The Origins & Diagnosis of the Crisis
January 16, 2008
What is happening in Darfur? A look at the origins of the current conflict.
