Crimes Against Humanity

CORONAVIRUS: Iran sanctions impede fight to contain global spread

    PRESS RELEASE – The global fight against the Coronavirus risks being undermined if US sanctions against Iran aren’t lifted. In a letter to the UN Secretary General, IHRC has called on António Guterres to bring international pressure to bear on Washington to temporarily

Event Report: UK – Genocide Memorial Day 2020

Read a comprehensive report of the event and watch the videos and see photos of the event on this page. GMD’s annual event took place for the eleventh consecutive time on 19 January 2020 at the P21 Gallery in London. The philosophy of Genocide Memorial

IHRC welcomes ICJ ruling on Rohingya genocide

PRESS RELEASE: IHRC cautiously welcomes today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice ordering the government of Myanmar to prevent genocidal violence against its Rohingya Muslim minority and preserve any evidence of past crimes. We are pleased that the decision in the United Nations’ highest

Genocide Memorial Day to focus on deadly impact of sanctions

PRESS RELEASE: Economic sanctions are to be the focus of the annual Genocide Memorial Day. Events held in London, Brussels and Amsterdam will examine the aims and effects of sanctions and interventions against different countries, with a particular focus on Iran and Venezuela. Genocide is

ALERT – NIGERIA: Demand the ICC to expedite investigation

Background Requested Action Model template Background The Free Zakzaky campaign asks campaigners to demand the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expedite its processes in order to guard against the possibility of vital evidence and witnesses being eliminated in an attempt to undermine justice in the

Videos: Background on the situation of the Uighurs

Follow the Justice for the Uighurs Campaign here. What’s Happening to the Uighurs? (2019). Abed Choudhury, Enver Tohti and Massoud Shadjareh. Uighurs: The Forgotten Muslims of China (2009) Dr. Enver Tohti on the Chinese nuclear tests in Xinjiang at Genocide Memorial Day (2016) IHRC Weekly