Amnesty demands an end to forced cremation of Muslims

The Muslim Council of Britain launched Together in Tribulation, documenting British Muslim experiences during the first seven months of COVID-19. It examined disproportionate disadvantage, negative...

Amnesty International called on France to reverse its move to dissolve the Collective Against Islamophobia in France. It argued that authorities had not provided evidence justifying such an extreme...

The Center for Migration, Gender, and Justice submitted evidence to the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief concerning Germany. It examined how anti-Muslim hostility intersects with...

Quebec City unveiled Vivre ensemble, a memorial honoring victims of the 2017 mosque attack. The work occupied two sites, one near the Islamic Cultural Centre and another connected with Catholic...

After the French government’s December 2 dissolution decree against CCIF, Human Rights Watch warned that shutting the group threatened expression, association and religious freedom. It challenged...

Austria’s Constitutional Court annulled the prohibition on head coverings in primary schools that effectively targeted Muslim girls. It found violations of equality and religious freedom and...

The Muslim Council of Britain submitted a response to the Law Commission’s hate-crime consultation. It drew on experience of religiously and racially motivated abuse and problems in police...

The College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka issued a position statement opposing claims that burial of COVID-19 victims would spread the virus through groundwater. It supported allowing...

President Joe Biden rescinded the Trump administration’s discriminatory entry bans on his first day in office. The ACLU welcomed the change as a victory for immigrant communities and advocates while...

UN special-procedure mandate holders sent a joint communication to Sri Lanka concerning compulsory cremation and its impact on Muslims. The communication documented allegations about religious rights,...