Statements

British government must revoke bans on Hamas and Hizbullah

IHRC is urging the Home Secretary to immediately deproscribe all pro-Palestine resistance groups to help end the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza and the intensified aggression against Lebanon. Since its invasion of Gaza last October Israel has killed over 42,000 Palestinians, 70% of them women

Muslim states must act now to halt Gaza genocide

The Universal Justice Network, of which IHRC is a founder member, has written to all the leaders of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation urging them to step up and discharge their responsibility to stop the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Rebuking their

IHRC mourns the death of journalist Wafa al-Udaini

IHRC grieves the loss of Wafa al-Udaini who was assassinated this morning in a cowardly Israeli airstrike on her home in the occupied Gaza Strip. Her husband and two of her children were also martyred in the targeted attack. Wafa is the 174th journalist in

IHRC demands deproscription of Hizbullah

When it is said to them: “Make not mischief on the earth,” they say: “Why, we only want to make peace!” Unquestionably, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not. (Quran 2:11-12)   IHRC is calling on the UK and the

IHRC demands end to government intimidation of pro-Palestine activists

IHRC has written to the British Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, warning of the chilling implications of the government’s purge on pro-Palestine activists and journalists. Referring to the recent arrests/charging of Craig Murray, Richard Barnard, a co-founder of Palestine Action, Sarah Wilkinson, and fellow journalist cum

IHRC worried about fate of abducted marchers shot by police

IHRC is extremely concerned about the fate of scores of marchers attacked and/or arrested by police in Nigeria as they took part in Arba’een commemorations in the capital Abuja. Police opened fire at the marchers on Sunday 25 March without warning or provocation as they

PM Starmer must rein in Israel, not blame Iran

IHRC has written to the PM to express our concerns about the government’s response to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians and its increasingly belligerent actions taking the region to the brink of a major war. Yesterday, in a joint statement with the leaders of France