Summary The Nigerian army has once again responded to peaceful religious processions in North Nigeria with violence, killing at least four mourners at an Arba’een procession, and arresting many more. In the following days they have used an array of repressive measures to intimidate and
IHRC has written to the British Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, warning of the chilling implications of the government’s purge on pro-Palestine activists and journalists. Referring to the recent arrests/charging of Craig Murray, Richard Barnard, a co-founder of Palestine Action, Sarah Wilkinson, and fellow journalist cum
The success of the AfD in regional state elections in Germany has shown again that the far-right is no longer an outlier in European politics. Their progress is in large part due to the mainstreaming of racist narratives by various governments and opposition parties and
IHRC is extremely concerned about the fate of scores of marchers attacked and/or arrested by police in Nigeria as they took part in Arba’een commemorations in the capital Abuja. Police opened fire at the marchers on Sunday 25 March without warning or provocation as they
Camila Turner of The Daily Telegraph contacted IHRC for comment about its letter to the UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper about the recent riots, which included the well documented statement that some of the far-right fomenting the violence are supported by non-UK based pro-Israel /
Background As Rohingya refugees fled fresh violence committed in the mostly Rohingya town of Maungdaw, around 200 were killed in strikes on 6th August by the Arakan Army. The AA’s leader Twan Mrat Naing, refuses to recognise the indigenous status of the Rohingya and regurgitates
Join IHRC and other organisations in a National Demonstration for Palestine Location: Central London, precise location to be announced Assemble: Saturday 7th September at 12pm Supporting organisations: Black Activists Rising Against Cuts Black Lives Matter Coalition UK CAMPAIN Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! Islamic Human
Background On 6th August around 200 Rohingya, mostly women and children, were killed in strikes whilst attempting to escape to Bangladesh. These refugees were fleeing fresh violence in the mostly Rohingya town of Maungdaw. The perpetrators of the strikes, the Arakan Army, have in the
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