Forgotten Genocide

July 20, 2020

‘Forgotten Genocide’ will document the war in Bosnia and be released on 13 July 2015

New report: Nigeria – UPDATE OF THE 2016 IHRC ‘COMMUNICATION TO THE ICC PROSECUTOR’

May 23, 2020

IHRC’s latest communication with the International Criminal Court regarding the Zaria Massacres of 2015, entitled ‘UPDATE OF THE 2016 IHRC ‘COMMUNICATION TO THE ICC PROSECUTOR’ PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15 OF THE ROME STATUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TO OPEN A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO THE

Punishing sanctions against Iran are turning the coronavirus pandemic into a massacre

March 23, 2020

IHRC Chair, Massoud Shadjareh lambasts the cruelty of the sanctions regime in EuroNews. Coronavirus is a crisis. In Iran, it’s a massacre – because of Trump’s sanctions. Even before COVID-19, these sanctions were recognised by Human Rights Watch as undermining access to healthcare. The virus has taken

CORONAVIRUS: Iran sanctions impede fight to contain global spread

February 28, 2020

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

Letter to UN Secretary General re lifting of US sanctions against Iran to help fight Coronavirus

February 28, 2020

Islamic Human Rights CommissionPO Box 598, Wembley, London, United Kingdom, HA9 7XHTel: (+44) 20 8904 4222E-mail: info@ihrc.org Web: www.ihrc.org H.E. António GuterresSecretary-GeneralUnited Nations Secretariat BuildingNew YorkNY 10017, USA27 February 2020Dear Secretary-General,RE: Sanctions against IranI am writing to you as a matter of urgency to

Event Report: UK – Genocide Memorial Day 2020

February 27, 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

January 23, 2020

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

January 16, 2020

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