Egypt: Oral Statement on the opening of the Rafah crossing, by the Egyptian authorities

July 20, 2010

The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) welcomes the recent opening of the Refah crossing by the Egyptian authorities.

Iran: Oral statement on the closure, by the Iranian government, of the Kahrizak detention centre

June 24, 2010

The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) welcomes the closure, by the Iranian government, of the Kahrizak detention centre.

Oral intervention: Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories-General Debate

September 29, 2009

Israel and its leadership have a kind of super impunity that they enjoy which allows them to violate all international standards and laws which they wish to violate.

Afghanistan: Oral statement on the outcome of Afghanistan under the UPR

September 24, 2009

Approximately 630 Afghans and other foreign nationals including 9 juveniles are imprisoned without charge by the US government at the Bargram prison which clearly shows that US military airbase in Afghanistan is outside the protection of international human rights law.

Oral Intervention: Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia , follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.

June 17, 2009

The IHRC found the Durban Review Conference dominated by unproductive, often acrimonious, wrangling that too often prevented substantive civil society engagement on issues that included state sponsored racism, occupation, discriminatory practices and their spurious justifications.