Open letters

Open letters
Open Letters

Letter to Home Secretary re handling of violent anti-Iran protests

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood Dear Ms Mahmood, We are writing to seek urgent rectification of your government’s handling of violent protests claiming to be against the Iranian government yet are in fact targeting Muslim community institutions and Iranian restaurants and businesses across the UK.

Letter to Lord Walney

Walneyoffice@parliament.uk 19 January 2026 Dear Mr Woodcock, We write in response to your letter dated 12 January 2026. You are doubtless aware that IHRC is a human rights organisation that works for human dignity for all peoples regardless of their background. We are part of

Attacks on Bookshop & Gallery: Response to MLA Alex Wilson

Renewed attacks by pro-Israeli figures on IHRC, have seen this last two weeks, attacks on its  bookshop and gallery around the artwork ‘Kuffiyeh Resistance’ by artist Intifada Street.  A brief summary posted on X can be found first after our response to the Reform UK

Letter to Home Secretary re overreach of anti-terrorism laws

The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP Home Office 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF   shabana.mahmood.mp@parliament.uk   8 October 2025   Dear Home Secretary, RE: Disparity proves anti-terror laws are unnecessary, discriminatory political theatre I write on behalf of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC)

IHRC letter to Watford Council re UKLFI attack on Muslim summer camp

Councillor Favour Ezeifedi c/o Democratic Services Town Hall Watford Hertfordshire WD17 3EX   favour.ezeifedi@watford.gov.uk   15 July 2025     Dear Councillor Ezeifedi,   UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) targeting Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (AIM) summer camp I write to you on behalf of the Islamic

Letter to Brent council re UKLFI attack on Islamic summer camp

Cllr Muhammed Butt c/o Labour Group Office Brent Civic Centre Engineers Way Wembley HA9 0FJ   cllr.muhammed.butt@brent.gov.uk   15 July 2025   Dear Councillor Butt,   UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) targeting Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (AIM) summer camp I write to you on behalf of

Letter to Telegraph re UKLFI attack on Muslim summer camp

Sir,   Your recent article, “UK Islamic summer camp ‘risks radicalising children’” (12 July), amplifies claims from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) that are deeply misleading, politically motivated, and unsupported by credible evidence.   The camp in question, run by the Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (AIM),