NIGERIA: Vigil for detained Muslim Leader, Mu’allim Al-Zakzaky

May 30, 1997

The Islamic Human Rights Commission is staging the second in a series of vigils outside the Nigerian High Commission in London, calling for the release of Muslim leader Mu’allim Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky, who has been detained since September 1996, without charg

Surprise answers to questionnaires, from ppc’s in key seats

April 26, 1997

Results to the Muslimelection ’97 questionnaire to ppc’s across the country are being collated and assessed. Prospective parliamentary candidates were posed 15 questions regarding their stance on issues of concern to the Muslim voter.

The World’s Women According to the UN

April 2, 1997

Arzu Merali provides a brief critique of UN literature compiled for the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, September 1995, based on a review of some of the agency literature she found there. Download the report here. The report gives examples of

Human Rights Violations in Nigeria

April 1, 1997

An outline of the nature and number of atrocities committed by the Abacha regime against the Muslim Brothers in Nigeria. Download the report here. The Islamic Human Rights Commission has been researching the deteriorating human rights situation in Nigeria, particularly over the last year. This