Civil Rights

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

Defending your rights!

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

Alert – Know Your Rights Whilst Protesting

Summary In the face of a relentless campaign of intimidation towards pro-Palestine protestors, we have provided some resources to help you know your rights and to empower demonstrators.   Background It has always been the case that the Metropolitan police has attempted to intimidate and

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

Response to Camila Turner / Daily Telegraph re UK Riots

Camila Turner of The Daily Telegraph contacted IHRC for comment about its letter to the UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper about the recent riots, which included the well documented statement that some of the far-right fomenting the violence are supported by non-UK based pro-Israel /

Response to the Jewish Chronicle’s staggering enquiry

Dear Ms Prinsley Thank you for your enquiry dated 07/08/2024. We note that having emailed our organisation you then promptly went ahead and published your article in under two hours. By any measure, that is an unfair and insufficient amount of time in which to