Briefings

Marks & Spencer (M&S) was founded in 1884 by a Russian Jewish refugee Michael Marks. Since then, the UK-based firm has been linked inextricably to Zionism.

Protect Our Rights: A briefing document on the governments anti-terrorism proposals.

A joint analysis from UK's leading civil society organisations.

Liberal development theoreticians argue that Microfinance programs in Bangladesh present a comprehensive assault on the core reasons of poverty by empowering the most marginalized section of Bengali society; rural, poor women. But from what lens are they viewing this empowerment and is it working?

IHRC presents concerns about the attacks on members of religious groups and raises concern over the lack of infrastructure to deal with IDPs.

An overview of the laws pertaining to headscarves for women in Belgium, and Belgium's obligations under international human rights norms.

The Islamic Human Rights Commission is devoted to the concept of free speech.

Daud Abdullah contends that the creation of Israel in Palestine in 1948 provoked  untold  human rights abuses both in terms of the collective rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and in terms of their individual human rights. While the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) outlined ample provisions guaranteeing civil and political rights including the rights to life and liberty of all peoples, Israel has stubbornly refused to conform to these international norms.  June 2007

This briefing details the restrictions to the freedom of expression in the kingdom of Morocco. It also investigates the cultural and political factors involved, and the nature of the sensitive issues that are restricted within the country.