
Nigeria army fights Islamist sect
Heavy fighting continued overnight between the Nigerian military and members of a radical Islamist sect in the northern town of Maiduguri.
Heavy fighting continued overnight between the Nigerian military and members of a radical Islamist sect in the northern town of Maiduguri.
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.”
Following the death of a popular Sunni cleric in Sokoto, Shia community is persecuted in the region at the hands of Nigerian security forces.
The latest campaign pack available for download is ‘The Moroccan 12.’ It brings to light the extraordinary suffering of twelve students in Morocco who have been imprisoned for the past fifteen years.
IHRC is holding a panel discussion to look at what changes have occurred in the suppression of dissent and resistance, if any, since 9/11.
28th July 2003 sees the 14th anniversary of the kidnap of Sheikh Abdulkareem Obaid by the Israeli Defence Force. IHRC is asking campaigners to renew their call for his release.
IHRC continues to call for the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners in Nigeria, regardless of their ethnic, political or confessional background.
IHRC has the pleasure of announcing the visit of Mu’allim Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, to the UK. Veteran campaigners will remember the campaign for his release from detention on trumped up charges under the re
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