Anti Terrorism laws

David Taylor MP

David Taylor wants to proscribe IHRC

Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, unpacks the vicious authoritarianism driving UK discourses on proscription of dissenting voices and protest, from Palestine Action to IHRC itself.  The UK government’s use of anti-terror legislation has drifted from authoritarian excess to something closer to farce. What began as

Independent reviewer asked to examine abuse of anti-terror laws

Britain’s Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation is being urged to examine the misuse of anti-terrorism legislation to suppress protests and direct action against the genocide in Gaza. IHRC has written to Jonathan Hall KC asking that he urgently looks into the case of the Filton

Letter to Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation

Jonathan Hall KC Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation 6KBW College Hill 21 College Hill EC4R 2RP 9 January 2025 By email: Jonathan.Hall@6kbw.com Dear Mr Hall, Incarceration of the Filton 10 Activists I am writing to express my profound concern regarding the arrest and detention of

IHRC demands deproscription of Hizbullah

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

IHRC demands end to government intimidation of pro-Palestine activists

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