More on Walney’s words of demonisation against IHRC Introduction In a comment piece in The Times (UK), the unelected peer Lord Walney (John Woodcock) has continued making spurious claims about IHRC, demanding that the latest draconian security measure – the Foreign Influence Registration scheme
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.
Watch and listen to the first of three special podcasts looking at the UK General Elections with IHRC media officer and former journalist Faisal Bodi, former IHRC head of research and current co-editor of The Long View, Arzu Merali and IHRC Chair and veteran activist
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 /
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
Watch and listen to three special podcasts looking at the UK General Elections and the possibility of a Muslim bloc vote with IHRC media officer and former journalist Faisal Bodi, former IHRC head of research and current co-editor of The Long View, Arzu Merali and
Fahad Ansari challenges the institutional mindset amongst UK Muslims regarding the electoral process, in this timely piece. “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed” Steve Biko “We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery
IHRC has arranged a side panel meeting at the United Nations with the international body’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly to present our findings on the growing levels of repression being faced by pro-Palestine activists and citizens in Europe. Since the escalation of hostilities
