Reports and Books
Report of IHRC Observer into the Trial of Huda Kaya and the Malatya 75
Osama Daneshyar’s 1999 report into the trial of Huda Kaya and the Malatya 75, 51 of whom faced the death penalty for participating in a peaceful demonstration in support of women suspended from university for wearing hijab.
Turkey Unveiled: The Treatment and Welfare of Political Prisoners
An overview of the treatment of prisoners held for their beliefs in Turkey in the late 1990s.
Other Voices in the Garden: Why Muslim Women Don’t Have Human Rights
Arzu Merali argues that the current human rights discourse discriminates against Muslim and ‘other’ women. Download the report here. The report uses Iran and Turkey as examples in some points as well as referring to the case of Gul Aslan. Arzu cites Katerina Dalacoura’s studies
A Brief History of Palestine
Shelina Janmohammed gives a short chronicle of Palestinian aspiration and nationhood, and the atrocities committed against it. Download the report here.
Palestine – Land of Muslims
A brief chronology of UN resolutions and the history of the Palestinian struggle since 1948 by Shelina Janmohamed. Download the report here.
Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: April 1997 – September 1998 (Addendum)
Addendum to report #2006
Human Rights Violations in Nigeria
April 1997 – September 1998
Human Rights Violations in Nigeria 1997 – 1998
An overview of the number and nature of atrocities committed by the Abacha and subsequent junta against the Muslim Brothers in Nigeria between April 1997 – September 1998. Read the report here. The Islamic Human Rights Commission has continued to research the deteriorating human rights