Imam Jamil sends message to the ummah in a reply to an IHRC Eid card. Also, a fact sheet with updated information on Imam Jamil’s case is now available online.
Recent reports state that health of the elderly Egyptian sheikh, Omar Abdul Rahman, deteriorates in prison.
In this ‘What’s New’, an alert on the Channel 4 broadcast of the film ‘The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall’ and also a series of alerts outlining human rights issues in the US, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Libya.
Chairman: “IHRC has continued to receive widespread recognition for its work this year and to end on a positive note, I am pleased to announce that in July 2007 Islamic Human Rights Commission received Special Consultative status with the United Nations.”
In this ‘What’s New’, an alert on the Channel 4 broadcast of the film ‘The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall’ and also a series of alerts outlining human rights issues in the US, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Libya.
This seminar was organised by Lord Avebury, the Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Group, on Thursday 21st August 2008
Despite Sympathetic Court, Case Represents Troubling Use of Government Power
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Sami Al-Arian’s appeal against a contempt charge for refusing to testify before a jury, in spite of a plea agreement allegedly exempting him from such testimony.
