Social Discrimination: Across the Muslim Divide

December 16, 2004

A report by Saied R. Ameli, Manzur Elahi, and Arzu Merali for the Islamic Human Rights Commission. Download from this page.

Hijab & Democracy

November 30, 2004

A compilation of IHRC briefings by Fahad Ansari and Uzma Karim, looking at the impact of anti-hijab legislation and policy across Europe and the various infringements on human rights laws and treaties these constitute.

Terror in the Name of Anti-terrorism

November 30, 2004

An overview of the problems of the current anti-terrorist legislation in the UK, and a discussion of the impact on civil liberties. With case studies. Download Fahad Ansari’s report here.

IHRC Annual Newsletter 2004 – 2005

October 4, 2004

Read a round-up of some of IHRC’s activities in this PDF version of its newsletter.

Submission to the Home Office in response to Discussion Paper, “Counter-terrorism powers: Reconciling Security and Liberty in an Open Society

September 16, 2004

Submission made to the British Home Office.

Bringing Israel to Account: The Role of International Law

July 31, 2004

IHRC’s latest report looks at how international law has failed in affording any redress to the Palestinian people. Download Uzma Karim’s report here. From the introduction: The beginning of May 2004 saw one of the most intense periods of destruction by the Israeli Military in

IHRC Newsletter October 2003 / Ramadan 1424

October 17, 2003

This year’s newsletter outlining IHRC’s activities for the previous year can be downloaded in PDF format.

To Liberate or Not to Liberate? Islam, Universalism & Human Rights

September 30, 2003

A presentation by Arzu Merali dealing with the problems of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from a Muslim perspective. Download the report here. The paper by Arzu Merali was presented at the one day conference, ‘Concepts of Human Rights: Islamic and Western Perspectives.’ In