Open letters

Open letters
Open Letters

Letter to Met police chief over arrest of pro-Palestine demonstrator

Sir Mark Rowley Metropolitan Police Commissioner New Scotland Yard 8-10 Broadway London SW1H 0AZ     28 October 2024   Dear Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley,   We are writing to address the arrest of a protestor at a Pro-Palestinian demonstration at Trafalgar Square on 6

IHRC writes to UN over UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activists

To the Office of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion To the Office of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly and of association To the Office of the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders To the Office of the Special Rapporteur

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 Home Secretary re arrests of pro-Palestine activists

Yvette Cooper The Home Secretary We are writing to express our deep concern over the recent arrests and prosecution of pro-Palestine journalists and activists. They appear to us to signal the beginning of a targeted campaign of intimidation, harassment and persecution by your government aimed

Response to Camila Turner / Daily Telegraph re UK Riots

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 /

IHRC response to The Times re House of Lords allegations

Below is an enquiry from the Times about a complaint made by 50 members of the House of Lords to the Charity Commission alleging anti-Semitism on the part of IHRC.  It is followed by our response. Dear IHRC press office, Hope all is well. I’m