Sheikh Zakzaky is being held illegally by the DSS in flagrant violation of a High Court order ordering his release

Second press release: Police in Kaduna, Nigeria have shot and killed a protestor taking part in a peaceful demonstration demanding justice for the unlawfully detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky.

IHRC is calling on the Nigerian authorities to allow the detained leader of the country’s Islamic Movement to access urgently needed medical attention without delay after he suffered a stroke in the last 24 hours.

Genocide Memorial Day 2018 is set to take place on 21 January

The decision is a victory for justice and common sense and hopefully draws a line in the sand against the aggressive lobbying of the pro-Israeli lobby

Demonstrators in the capital Abuja marking the second anniversary of the massacre of over 1000 supporters of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria have reported the deployment of police to head off their protest.

This move represents a new low and a further demonstration that it cannot be relied upon to bring justice to the Palestinians

The focus of this year’s conference will be on the ‘rise of nativism’