IHRC is among over 200 international figures and organisations that have come together to write to the United Nations demanding that it fulfil the purpose for which it was created and rein in the out of control Israeli state. The signatories, who come from 29
An inter-faith coalition supporting a just peace in Palestine based on one democratic state has written to the Times in response to an article amplifying the voices of members of the House of lords opposed to the recognition of a Palestinian state. The article, published
IHRC has written to the Telegraph condemning the publication’s gratuitous attack on a Muslim summer camp claiming that it is a training ground for Islamic extremism. The article, published in the Telegraph on 12 July, amplified allegations by UK Lawyers for Israel that a summer
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
IHRC is pleased to announce the launch of new book profiling the life, thought and works of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. This timely account of one of the world’s longest serving leaders offers a rare glimpse into the life and achievements of
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
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
The possible proscription of Palestine Action shows now more than ever, to join the dots between the history repressive policy and law in the UK and support for genocide overseas, argues Massoud Shadjareh. The planned proscription of Palestine Action by the UK government, if enacted,
