Al-Quds Day 2021: Fly the Flag in Solidarity with Palestine during the Pandemic

April 15, 2021

Support the Palestinian struggle in the face of the Israeli onslaught. Fly the flag and show resistance by taking action!

Campaigning for political activists and human rights defenders

April 14, 2021

Since 2015, IHRC has undertaken a campaign work in support of Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and Mallama Zeenah along with other Islamic Movement of Nigeria activists, who have been detained in Nigeria and illegally detained and targeted by State violence and brutality. The campaign has been

Murderous police attacks continue ahead of Zakzakys’ trial

March 30, 2021

Violence aimed at quelling protests aimed at the release of Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife Mallima Zeenah is continuing in Nigeria ahead of the couple’s scheduled appearance in court tomorrow. At least one person, Muhsin Jafar, was killed in the capital yesterday when police

ALERT: Nigeria – Release Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife and demand the Commonwealth’s intervention

March 22, 2021

IHRC’s Free Zakzaky campaign asks campaigners to send an email to the Commonwealth and request its intervention on denial of amnesty to Zakzaky amid the Covid-19 crisis. A model email and contact details of the Commonwealth are provided below. Please forward any responses you receive to IHRC

Nigeria Digest #136

March 7, 2021

From: Islamic Human Rights Commission07 March 2021Nigeria Digest #136 (Volume 4 issue 7) – Many youths died and injured in last month’s #FreeZakzaky protest. Take action and write to your country’s Nigerian ambassador / High Commissioner and copy in the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. You can find all

Two confirmed dead as police fire at pro-Zakzaky protestors

January 26, 2021

PRESS RELEASE Police have shot and killed two protestors in the Nigerian capital demonstrating against the continued detention of Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife Mallima Zeenah after their trial was adjourned again today. Reports from the Maitama district of Abuja say there are many

Zakzaky case adjourned again

January 26, 2021

PRESS RELEASE The hearing of the case against Sheikh Zakzaky and Mallimah Zeenah has been adjourned again, this time until 8 and 9 March. IHRC is deeply concerned for the health of both Sheikh, whose health continues to deteriorate, and Mallimah, who tested positive for

IHRC urges UK Foreign Secretary to help secure Zakzakys’ release

January 25, 2021

PRESS RELEASE IHRC has written to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Minister Dominic Raab urging him to intervene and help secure the release the leader of the country’s Islamic Movement, Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife Mallima Zeenah and end their near six-year ordeal.