IHRC grieves the loss of Wafa al-Udaini who was assassinated this morning in a cowardly Israeli airstrike on her home in the occupied Gaza Strip. Her husband and two of her children were also martyred in the targeted attack. Wafa is the 174th journalist in
National Demonstration for Palestine and Lebanon Assemble at Russell Square Time: 12pm, Saturday 5th October 2024 Supporting organisations: Black Activists Rising Against Cuts UK, CAMPAIN, Convivencia Alliance, InMinds Human Rights Group, Islamic Human Rights Commission, Jewish Network for Palestine, Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK, &
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
