Stop and search powers illegal, European court rules
January 12, 2010
Judges in Strasbourg say UK powers under Terrorism Act 2000 violate convention on human rights.
Anti Terrorism laws
PRESS RELEASE: New Briefing – IHRC response to the Prevent Violent Extremism strategy
October 19, 2009
The briefing argues that if the inherent flaws of the Preventing Violent Extremism strategy are not considered then the project will fail.
Preventing Violent Extremism; Response by the Islamic Human Rights Commission To UK Government Consultation
October 19, 2009
The Prevent strategy is doomed to fail in its objectives of preventing violent extremism unless and until it solves a number of inherent flaws.
PRESS RELEASE: IHRC’S latest briefing provides an overview of the updated version of the ‘Counter-Terrorism Strategy of the United Kingdom’, also known as ‘CONTEST’, as published on the 24th of March 2009
October 7, 2009
The briefing discusses in some detail the omitted elements of the updated strategy where Muslims are considered extremist.
PRESS RELEASE: UK – IHRC expresses concern about the strategy to export a British government defined brand of Islam to Pakistan
October 2, 2009
Islamic Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned about the strategy to export a British government defined brand of Islam to Pakistan.
BRIEFING: UK / Anti-Terrorism – Whose Hearts and Minds? Contest 2 in Context
September 28, 2009
This briefing seeks to provide an overview of the updated version of the ‘Counter-Terrorism Strategy of the United Kingdom.
PRESS RELEASE: UK – IHRC Welcomes the decision to downgrade the terror alert level
July 20, 2009
“IHRC welcomes this decision and calls for a full review of anti-terror laws that would revive the civil liberties for all and cease creating suspect communities under the pretext of security”
Revealed – the secret torture evidence MI5 tried to suppress
July 8, 2009
MP David Davis’s dramatic parliamentary move exposes treatment of terror suspect
