Faisal Bodi

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Al-Quds Day preparations see big ramp up

PRESS RELEASE: Preparations for this year’s Al-Quds Day have seen a massive ramp up with over a hundred organisations coming on board to support the first ever event to be taking place under conditions of lockdown. The unprecedented number cover the entire spectrum of society

IHRC condemns Labour U-turn on Kashmir

PRESS RELEASE: Yesterday’s decision by Labour under its new leader Keir Starmer to reposition the party on the issue of Kashmir represents a betrayal of the indigenous people and a grave abnegation of international law. IHRC sees the move to recognise the Kashmir dispute as

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UN urged to safeguard prisoners and refugees during pandemic

PRESS RELEASE: In the light of the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the world IHRC has written to the UN urging the organisation to pressurise governments to take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and well-being of the world’s prisoners and refugees. As demands grows on

Zakzakys not included in presidential prisoner pardon

PRESS RELEASE – NIGERIA/CORONAVIRUS: IHRC notes today’s pardon by Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari of 2500 prisoners nationwide in a bid to reduce overcrowding in the country’s prisons in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the pardon includes prisoners aged over 60 and those suffering

Buhari urged to release Zakzakys in face of Covid-19 crisis

PRESS RELEASE – IHRC has written to the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to free Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife Mallima Zeenah in the wake of the Coronavirus crisis that is engulfing the world. The pair continue to be held despite the

Letter to President Buhari seeking release of Zakzakys

Dear President, I am writing to urge your intervention in the case of Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife Mallima Zeenah in the wake of the Coronavirus crisis that is engulfing the world. As you will no doubt recall we have written to you and

UN urged to pressure Bahrain to repatriate citizens stranded in Iran

PRESS RELEASE – IHRC has written to the United Nations seeking its intervention in assisting to repatriate apporximately 2000 Bahraini citizens who are being prevented from returning to their country from Iran. Reports suggest that approximately 1000 Bahrainis are stuck in Mashhad with another 1000