The Racial and Religious Hatred Act receives royal assent

Human Rights Watch called for rejection of France’s proposed ban on conspicuous religious symbols in state schools, arguing that it would disproportionately exclude Muslim girls and infringe religious...

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission launched the summary report of Isma—Listen in Sydney. Consultations examined prejudice, discrimination and vilification experienced by Arab and Muslim...

The US Supreme Court ruled that federal courts had jurisdiction to consider challenges to the legality of foreign nationals’ detention at Guantánamo. The decision reversed a major barrier faced by...

The UN held a seminar on confronting Islamophobia at its New York headquarters as part of its Unlearning Intolerance series. Kofi Annan addressed stereotypes, discrimination, physical insecurity and...

The European Court of Human Rights’ Grand Chamber upheld the restrictions challenged by medical student Leyla Şahin, finding no violation of the Convention rights at issue. Judge Françoise Tulkens...

The House of Lords allowed Denbigh High School’s appeal in Shabina Begum’s challenge over wearing a jilbab. The school already permitted a headscarf with its approved uniform; the dispute concerned...

Dennis O’Connor released the factual findings of the inquiry into Maher Arar. The investigation found no evidence that Arar had committed an offence or posed a security threat and examined the...

The European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia released its report on Muslims in the European Union alongside research on perceptions of discrimination and Islamophobia. The publications...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued an apology to Maher Arar, Monia Mazigh and their family for the role Canadian officials may have played in their ordeal and announced completion of mediation....

The OSCE Chairmanship opened a two-day conference in Córdoba devoted to intolerance and discrimination against Muslims. Government representatives, experts and civil-society participants addressed...