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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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URGENT ALERT
10 May 2002
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON POLICE BEHAVIOUR AT RALLY ON 6 MAY 2002
The Islamic Human Rights Commission has received numerous complaints regarding the behaviour of the Metropolitan Police behaviour from attendees of the counter demonstration to the pro-Israeli rally on 6 May 2002.
If you were involved or witnessed incidents where civil liberties were breached by the police particularly those involving discriminatory or heavy handed behaviour, please send us a brief account of what took place, including the following:
the time the incident/s occured,
the name and number of the police officer/s involved and
the names of any other persons involved in the particular incident.
We are currently producing a report of incidents and our preliminary observations on the operation of a policy of racial profiling by the police of anyone presumed to be a Muslim. We therefore require the information urgently and would appreciate it if you could forward this to anyone that may have relevant information.
If you have photographs or video footage of any incidents, please send us a copy.
The Muslim Lawyers Committee is offering legal support to those who want to take legal action against the Metropolitan Police in this matter. If you wish to do so please contact us for further information.
For further information please contact the Press Officer on (+44) 20 8902 0888 Fax (+44) 20 8902 0889.
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“And what reason have you that you should not fight in the way of Allah and of the weak among the men and the women and the children, (of) those who say: Our Lord! Cause us to go forth from this town, whose people are oppressors, and give us from Thee a guardian and give us from Thee a helper.”
Holy Qur’an: Chapter 4, Verse 75
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