IHRC condemns the accelerating police crackdown on pro-Palestine activists and the attendant assault on fundamental civil rights. In the latest incident, two campaigners associated with the organisation Palestine Pulse have been targeted for questioning by police following the Nakba march in London on 16 May.
IHRC has called on the United Nations to apply pressure on the governments of Persian Gulf countries to cease repressing resident Shia communities under the pretext of the US/Israeli war against Iran. The letter comes after a wave of arrests in Bahrain of scholars and
To the attention of: Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Ms. Irene Khan; Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Ms. Andrea Bolaños; Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading
Here is the text of IHRC’s reply to a query from the Metro. The Metro email is below our response. Dear Luke Thank you for your very odd email. Here is a revised response with links that thoroughly debunk the claims made in it. For
IHRC has written to the UN to welcome its intervention in the British government’s witch-hunt of a solicitor representing the Palestinian political group, Hamas. The UN intervened in the case of Fahad Ansari after IHRC raised the issue with the international body last year. Following
To the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism; the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful
A new anti-Iran war coalition is holding an emergency demonstration tomorrow 22 April outside Downing Street to protest the illegal US/Israel led war against Iran. The protest has been timed to coincide with the 14-day ceasefire between the parties that is due to expire tonight.
IHRC is among a list of prominent individuals and organisations from 30 countries to put their name to a blistering open letter condemning the US/Israeli war on Iran. The missive delivers a swingeing critique of US foreign policy and historical conduct, accusing Washington of pursuing
