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Open Letters

The letter has been signed by prominent members of British society who feel that articles inciting hatred against people based on their race, religion or ethnicity are unacceptable.

An Al Quds Day Letter to Tony Blair from Lauren Booth
4 September, 2010
Lauren Booth sets out to destroy the stereotypes surrounding Al-Quds Day, Muslims and ‘political Islam’.

Bahrain: Open Letter to UN Special Rapporteur on situation of HR defenders
20 August, 2010
A week after the arrest of Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace, the Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Haq Movement in Bahrain, and in view of the subsequent crackdown of protests against the arrest in the country, the Islamic Human Rights Commission has appealed to Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, to take up the case. The full text of the open letter is given below.


IHRC objects to the use of nude body scanners – Open Letter to UK government
13 July, 2010
An open letter to the Secretray of State for Transport in the UK.
PRESS RELEASE: USA – Open letter from IHRC to President Barack Obama regarding the widespread use of 23-hour solitary confinement in the US prison system
22 January, 2009
In open letter to Obama, IHRC Chair expresses that if torture “is never ok” for terrorism suspects in US custody, it must be no less true for American citizens serving out sentences in the US penal system.
PRESS RELEASE: UK – Open letter from IHRC Chair Massoud Shadjareh to David Miliband regarding the safety of this year’s British pilgrims to Mecca
1 December, 2008
Islamic Human Rights Commission Chair Massoud Shadjareh expresses concern over the safety of this year’s British pilgrims to Mecca in an open letter to David Miliband
Media advisory: Letter to Hosni Mubarak asking for opening of Refah crossing
29 November, 2008
A letter signed by parliamentarians, community leaders, international multi-faith organisations and NGOs will be delivered to the Egyptian Embassy by a delegation led by IHRC Chair Massoud Shadjareh.
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