War Crimes

Met Police urged to crack down on anti-Iran violence

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

Starmer warned against dragging UK into war with Iran

IHRC has written to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer today warning him not to drag Britain into a direct military confrontation with Iran. Credible reports suggest that Washington has decided to join Israel’s attack with a bombing campaign starting this weekend under the false pretext

Warning to PM against intervening in any war on Iran

The Rt Hon. Sir Keir Starmer MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA 20 June 2025 Dear Prime Minister, Ongoing genocide in Gaza I write in relation to the continuing failure of His Majesty’s Government to adequately respond to the ongoing genocide in

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