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
Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, unpacks the vicious authoritarianism driving UK discourses on proscription of dissenting voices and protest, from Palestine Action to IHRC itself. The UK government’s use of anti-terror legislation has drifted from authoritarian excess to something closer to farce. What began as
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 is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Claudia Manchanda in London, UK. Manchanda (known to some on social media as Panther Manchanda) touched the lives of many people she had not met through her thinking and activism. Her thinking made deep connections
The scenes of Muslims and others flooding the streets to see off the far-right threat are heartwarming and encouraging. We should not concede ground to racists. But the riots are also cries for help that we are religiously bound to address, writes Faisal Bodi. As
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
