IHRC is among a host of prominent organisations, academics and activists that have today written to the United Nations demanding that the organisation fulfil its mandate in the face of threats to its legitimacy presented by the “rapacious” actions of the US. Highlighting the damage
To: His Excellency Mr António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations CC: Relevant UN institutions Re: The UN mandate must be enforced against the most rapacious power today, the USA Dear Sir, We the undersigned, write to demand the United Nations
A new independent authority to verify the origin of dates marked Palestinian has gone live ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Palestinian Dates Monitoring Authority (PDMA) has been established to verify the authenticity of dates originating in Palestine to help consumers avoid
Today’s decision by the High Court to overturn the government’s classification of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation highlights the insidious influence of foreign elements in the British judicial and political system. While we welcome the ruling, seeing it as a potential victory for free
IHRC has today called on the Home Secretary to take immediate action to protect the public from violent protestors claiming to be demonstrating against the government of Iran but are in fact targeting Muslim community institutions and Iranian restaurants and businesses across the UK. The
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood Dear Ms Mahmood, We are writing to seek urgent rectification of your government’s handling of violent protests claiming to be against the Iranian government yet are in fact targeting Muslim community institutions and Iranian restaurants and businesses across the UK.
Today’s effective acquittals of six anti-genocide campaigners for smashing up weapons in an arms factory belonging to Israel’s largest private arms manufacturer in Bristol is a triumph for justice and humanity. Despite the directions of the judge, a jury refused to convict the six activists
The Islamic Human Rights Commissions’ annual Genocide Memorial Day will take place on Sunday, 18 January 2026. This year’s theme is ‘Genocide 2026: How did we get here?’ focusing on the genocide in Gaza. The Gaza genocide is an object lesson in the failure of
