Campaigns

Page 254

What’s New at www.ihrc.org.uk?

In this ‘What’s New’ two reports submitted to United Nations, dealing with the issue of headscarf ban in Europe, the first announcement of IHRC’s annual conference as well as a Campaign Update on Imam Jamil Al-Amin in the US.

Palestine: Thoughts from South Africa’s experience

In this article, Victoria Brittain explores the many parallels between the treatment of Palestinians by Israel and that of Blacks by the apartheid South African regime, in particular focusing on the Western powers support for the oppressor in both cases. Brittain concludes that the only effective manner in which Palestine can be liberated is for the people of the world to use tactics similar to those used to topple apartheid – Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions.