Re-reading IHRC’s 2005 report on the culture of ‘anti-terrorism’ in the UK, Abed Choudhury argues that its warnings about the criminalisation of lawful dissent and the expansion of authoritarian legal tools have now materialised, and shows how the UK’s legal and political climate has moved
From: Dathan, Matthew Sent:Â Tuesday, June 24, 2025 5:23 PM To: IHRC Media Subject:Â Palestine Action Hi there, we’re writing a story about the links between your organisation and Palestine Action, soon to become a proscribed organisation by the Home Office. We have been told that
Dear IHRC I am writing a story about your links to Palestine Action, which you have publicly supported over their direct action protests. As you are aware, the Government proposes to proscribe them with the order to be laid in Parliament next Monday. I have
The possible proscription of Palestine Action shows now more than ever, to join the dots between the history repressive policy and law in the UK and support for genocide overseas, argues Massoud Shadjareh. The planned proscription of Palestine Action by the UK government, if enacted,
Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, argues that media hysteria around the Qur’an burning case is undermining not just equality for Muslims, and the concept of equality before the law for all, but perpetuating discourses that target Muslims for hatred.
Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, takes the current narratives around the case to deproscribe Hamas, as a starting point to unravel the crisis of law and democracy faced if we give credence to the voices currently holding public sway. The crisis around deproscription is
IHRC hosted an engaging author evening on Thursday, February 6, 2025, featuring Houria Bouteldja and her latest book, Rednecks and Barbarians: Uniting the White and Racialized Working Class. The online event was moderated by Arzu Merali. Rednecks and Barbarians and Whites, Jews, and Us: Toward a Politics of Revolutionary
IHRC was the first Muslim organisation to address human rights issues from an Islamic perspective, and for 28 years, we have been championing justice and Muslim causes all over the world! The events of the last year have served as a painful and jolting
