Statements

Statements

Statement on Palestine Action

It is disturbing to see pro-Palestine organisations being banned. While Palestine Action may be proscribed, action in support of Palestinians has not been criminalised. Actions opposing apartheid have not been criminalised. Actions opposing occupation have not been criminalised. It is our moral duty, now more

David Taylor MP

David Taylor wants to proscribe IHRC

Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, unpacks the vicious authoritarianism driving UK discourses on proscription of dissenting voices and protest, from Palestine Action to IHRC itself.  The UK government’s use of anti-terror legislation has drifted from authoritarian excess to something closer to farce. What began as

By attacking Iran, US is helping Israel finish its genocide

This morning’s bombing of alleged Iranian nuclear sites by the US is the natural outcome of a trajectory of genocidal violence inflicted by the collective West on the beleaguered Palestinians. Ever since Israel started its genocide in Gaza in October 2023, it has enjoyed the

Met Police urged to crack down on anti-Iran violence

IHRC has demanded that the Metropolitan Police crack down on anti-Iran violence by dissidents who have launched a series of attacks against people they perceive to be supporters of the government in Tehran. These individuals have repeatedly gathered outside the Iranian Embassy and attended legitimate

Starmer warned against dragging UK into war with Iran

IHRC has written to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer today warning him not to drag Britain into a direct military confrontation with Iran. Credible reports suggest that Washington has decided to join Israel’s attack with a bombing campaign starting this weekend under the false pretext