Faisal Bodi

Letter to new Nigerian President re human rights abuses

HE President Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu Office of the President The Aso Rock Presidential Villa Yakubu Gowon Crescent The Three Arms Zone Asokoro Abuja, FCT Nigeria   30 May 2023 By email: info@statehouse.gov.ng   Dear President Bola Tinubu, Assalamu-alaikum, We congratulate you on your election

Letter from Barry Gardiner MP to IHRC

Dear Massoud Shadjareh Thank you for your letter of the 18th April. Your characterisation of my visit is quite different from my own, which I will set out whilst trying to provide clarification about the points on which I believe you are mistaken. I am disappointed

Second letter to Barry Gardiner re Palestine flags

Barry Gardiner, MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA 25 April 2023 Dear Barry, Your visit to IHRC Bookshop & Gallery I write further to my letter of 18 April 2023 and your email reply dated 19 April 2023. You should know that in addition

UN Special Rapporteur to discuss occupation in public webinar

The UN special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, will be discussing her work in a special webinar this Wednesday that is open to members of the public. Albanese has been strongly critical of Israel’s brutal treatment of Palestinians living under its illegal occupation. Her book

IHRC calls for immediate release of Tunisian opposition leader

IHRC is calling on the Tunisian government to free the detained leader of the Islamist opposition party Rachid Ghannouchi who was arrested on Monday as part of a continuing crackdown on opposition groups. About 100 plain clothes policemen burst into Ghannouchi’s home on the 27th

Labour MP asked to apologise for request to remove Palestine flag

IHRC is demanding that a Labour MP apologise for asking it to remove Palestine flags from its shop front in north London. Barry Gardiner, the MP for Brent North, marched into the headquarters of IHRC in Wembley last week, demanding that the organisation remove Palestine

Letter to Barry Gardiner MP

18 April 2023   Dear Barry,   Re: Your visit to IHRC Bookshop & Gallery last week   I write further to your unannounced visit on Friday 14 April, requesting the Palestinian flags currently displayed in the windows of the shop be taken down.  I