Anti Terrorism laws

Anti Terrorism laws

Criminalising anti-genocide activism is the hallmark of fascism #Barclays5

IHRC condemns the accelerating use of lawfare by the British government to prevent ordinary people from exercising their legitimate right to challenge the genocide in Gaza. #Barclays5 Determined to further criminalise pro-Palestine activism, the judicial system is seeking a terrorism related sentence for five actionists

Maz Saleem in her own words

IHRC have curated some of the late Maz Saleem’s speeches here.  There are so many to choose form and this is just a small taste of her activism these last 13 years.

Palestine Action Appeal: Blame the law, not the judge

IHRC’s head of Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, briefly explains why no-one should be surprised at the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Palestine Action case.  Human rights activists and lawyers need to understand that the issues unfolding before us are structural and systemic.  Without the understanding

Attacks on Bookshop & Gallery: Response to MLA Alex Wilson

Renewed attacks by pro-Israeli figures on IHRC, have seen this last two weeks, attacks on its  bookshop and gallery around the artwork ‘Kuffiyeh Resistance’ by artist Intifada Street.  A brief summary posted on X can be found first after our response to the Reform UK

The Wrong Side of Britishness: Anti-Muslim Narratives in the UK

The demonisation of Muslims is now embedded in the various discourses of the nation, argues Arzu Merali.  Originally written in 2017, this piece tackles the institutionalised narratives of hate – often dressed up as concerns for security or rights –and argues that countering them needs to

Letter to Home Secretary re overreach of anti-terrorism laws

The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP Home Office 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF   shabana.mahmood.mp@parliament.uk   8 October 2025   Dear Home Secretary, RE: Disparity proves anti-terror laws are unnecessary, discriminatory political theatre I write on behalf of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC)

Defending Lawyers

Defending Lawyers is Defending Rights

Recent events in the UK have underscored a disturbing erosion of the rule of law, an erosion that threatens not only lawyers and judges, but the fundamental rights of all.  Last week this formed part of the IHRC panel at the United Nations in Geneva,