IHRC is saddened to learn of the death of the veteran US civil rights campaigner Imam Jamil Al-Amin. The outspoken campaigner for justice died yesterday in a federal jail after a long struggle with bad health. Better known as H Rap Brown prior to his
Summary With the news that Rached Ghannouchi has gone on hunger strike alongside two of his fellow incarcerated opposition figures, we must stand with him and other popular political prisoners in Tunisia. Write to your foreign ministry demanding they pressure Tunisia into releasing them.
Politicians do not want us to protest. A ceasefire does not expunge the UK government and politicians of their complicity in genocide. We must speak out for Gaza. Choose the right side of history.
The genocide did not start on October 7th, says IHRC Chair Massoud Shadjareh. It has been ongoing for decades with the military, economic and political support of the West. This is about Zionism. And the world is saying enough is enough. Links to further resources
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is pleased to announce its seventeenth Annual Genocide Memorial Day, which will take place on Sunday, 18 January 2026. This year’s theme is ‘Genocide 2026: How did we get here?’ focusing on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The genocide in
The Rt Hon. Sir Keir Starmer MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 6 October 2025 Dear Prime Minister We are writing to demand your immediate intervention to establish the whereabouts and safety of British nationals abducted by Israeli forces last week
IHRC has written to the prime minister Keir Starmer to demand his urgent intervention in securing the safety and release of UK nationals detained by Israel after soldiers stormed the vessels they were sailing in to attempt to break the blockade of Gaza. Several British
Recent events in the UK have underscored a disturbing erosion of the rule of law, an erosion that threatens not only lawyers and judges, but the fundamental rights of all. Last week this formed part of the IHRC panel at the United Nations in Geneva,
