When it is said to them: “Make not mischief on the earth,” they say: “Why, we only want to make peace!” Unquestionably, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not. (Quran 2:11-12) IHRC is calling on the UK and the
Summary The Nigerian army has once again responded to peaceful religious processions in North Nigeria with violence, killing at least four mourners at an Arba’een procession, and arresting many more. In the following days they have used an array of repressive measures to intimidate and
IHRC has written to the British Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, warning of the chilling implications of the government’s purge on pro-Palestine activists and journalists. Referring to the recent arrests/charging of Craig Murray, Richard Barnard, a co-founder of Palestine Action, Sarah Wilkinson, and fellow journalist cum
Yvette Cooper The Home Secretary We are writing to express our deep concern over the recent arrests and prosecution of pro-Palestine journalists and activists. They appear to us to signal the beginning of a targeted campaign of intimidation, harassment and persecution by your government aimed
The success of the AfD in regional state elections in Germany has shown again that the far-right is no longer an outlier in European politics. Their progress is in large part due to the mainstreaming of racist narratives by various governments and opposition parties and
IHRC is extremely concerned about the fate of scores of marchers attacked and/or arrested by police in Nigeria as they took part in Arba’een commemorations in the capital Abuja. Police opened fire at the marchers on Sunday 25 March without warning or provocation as they
Camila Turner of The Daily Telegraph contacted IHRC for comment about its letter to the UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper about the recent riots, which included the well documented statement that some of the far-right fomenting the violence are supported by non-UK based pro-Israel /
Background As Rohingya refugees fled fresh violence committed in the mostly Rohingya town of Maungdaw, around 200 were killed in strikes on 6th August by the Arakan Army. The AA’s leader Twan Mrat Naing, refuses to recognise the indigenous status of the Rohingya and regurgitates
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