War Crimes

British government must revoke bans on Hamas and Hizbullah

IHRC is urging the Home Secretary to immediately deproscribe all pro-Palestine resistance groups to help end the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza and the intensified aggression against Lebanon. Since its invasion of Gaza last October Israel has killed over 42,000 Palestinians, 70% of them women

Muslim states must act now to halt Gaza genocide

The Universal Justice Network, of which IHRC is a founder member, has written to all the leaders of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation urging them to step up and discharge their responsibility to stop the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Rebuking their

Letter to Muslim states urging them to stop Gaza genocide

We are writing to urge you in your capacity as the head of an OIC member state to step up and discharge your responsibility to prevent the ongoing genocide in Gaza. By any measure, a mass pogrom of a predominantly Muslim population is taking place

Letter to British prime minister Keir Starmer on position towards Iran

Dear Prime Minister We are writing to you to express our concerns about your response to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians and its increasingly belligerent actions taking the region to the brink of a major war. Yesterday, in your joint statement with the leaders of

PODCAST: A Muslim Bloc Vote: A Dream Worth Chasing?

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

Emancipating the Muslim Mind

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 extends support to pro-Palestine student encampments

IHRC has sent a letter of appreciation and support to the student encampments that have sprung up at campuses across the UK. The letter commends students for taking a principled stand against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and demanding that universities sever all ties with