In the wake of persistent pressure, the Home Office has contracted the University of Derby to undertake research on religious discrimination.
The notorious UK Terrorism Act 2000 will come into force this Monday, despite objections from numerous human rights organizations who have protested it.
This paper is an analysis of the briefing document representing “the combined voice of the leaders and Pastors of major Christian denominations in PNG”, produced by them at the request of Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Youth, Religion a
Generals & Prime Minister tighten pressure on Muslims
IHRC has received a number of complaints about Daily Telegraph / Sunday Telegraph reporters and researchers contacting Muslims asking for assistance with research.
Over the last couple of years, IHRC has found itself dealing with an ever increasing number of cases of blatant Islamophobia and / or unlawful discrimination against Muslims, purely on the basis of their Muslim identity.
UK government’s demonisation of Muslims is a breach of human rights
Hijab bans, torture and imprisonment without charge in the late 1990s in Turkey. This article was originally written in 1997, when a soft coup had removed the democratically elected government. Whilst some form of democracy has returned to Turkey, women are still barred from university and public positions if they wear the hijab. Gul Aslan, mentioned in this article, was released in 1999 after an IHRC campaign for her release.
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