The UK’s latest Casey review, this time into group-based sexual exploitation and abuse has missed an opportunity to tackle a longstanding, appalling culture of crime. Instead it has simply scapegoated Pakistani Muslim men and amplified Islamophobic rhetoric, argues Saqib Deshmukh. I remember a few years
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
IHRC has demanded that the Metropolitan Police crack down on anti-Iran violence by dissidents who have launched a series of attacks against people they perceive to be supporters of the government in Tehran. These individuals have repeatedly gathered outside the Iranian Embassy and attended legitimate
Sir Mark Rowley Metropolitan Police Commissioner New Scotland Yard, 8-10, Broadway, London, SW1H 0AZ 20 June 2025 Dear Sir Rowley, Unprovoked and Islamophobic violence and attacks by anti-Iran protestors on Iranian demonstrators We are writing to raise urgent concerns about a series of
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 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
The full second report, on curtailment of pro-Palestine support by UK, France and Germany written by Caterina Aiena, was published in August 2024 as “The Authoritarian Drift of the European Democratic State: the Crackdown on pro-Palestine Movements – Part 2′, can be downloaded below alongside
Islamophobic violence as evidenced in Manchester airport attacks likely tip of the iceberg IHRC has written to the of Chief Constable  Greater Manchester Police Stephen Watson demanding immediate action following the footage from Manchester Airport yesterday showing officers kick and stomp on an arrestee’s head
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