India government becomes enforcer for Buhari regime For immediate release 14 August 2019 [11.10 (UK time)] IHRC is deeply concerned that the Indian government appears to acting as a policeman in the Kaduna district of Nigeria. They appear to have collaborated with Nigerian security services.
The following press kit provide background papers presented at the Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) conference in July 2018. The papers provide (i) an overview of the background of the movement (Caterina Aiena); a discussion of how the ‘Shia’ label and narrative
Today’s decision by the Indian government to revoke the special status of occupied Kashmir is a setback to peace efforts and institutionalises further the persecution of its inhabitants. IHRC considers the move to be a further expression of Hindutva nationalism and a sop to its
PRESS RELEASE: IHRC welcomes the decision of the Kaduna State High Court this morning granting bail to Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife to leave Nigeria in order to receive urgent medical treatment. While the decision does not exonerate the pair, it is nevertheless an
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PRESS RELEASE IHRC is gravely concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan one year after bloody riots erupted in the country’s second largest city, Genje. The unrest was triggered by graphic images posted on social media showing horrific injuries sustained by Yunis Safarov,
29 July 2019 PRESS RELEASE: Attempts to secure the release of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky, have suffered a fresh setback with the adjournment of a court hearing today that was due to decide whether he should be
Scaremongering by authorities regarding Islamic Movement prior to hearing old and tired tactic Prior to the resumed court hearing regarding the release of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky on Monday 29 July, IHRC wishes to clarify that all the doctors who attended the Sheikh from the international
For immediate release 27 July 2019 Reported proscription of Islamic Movement beyond belief Responding to reports that the Nigerian government has proscribed the Islamic Movement as a terrorist group, IHRC Chair Massoud Shadjareh stated: “If the reported proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria is
