Community physicians challenge the justification for compulsory cremation

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...

Amnesty International condemned Sri Lanka’s mandatory cremation policy for people who died or were suspected of dying from COVID-19. It highlighted Muslim families’ distress and challenges brought...

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...

President Joe Biden rescinded the Trump administration’s discriminatory entry bans on his first day in office.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,...

The Canadian government announced its intention to make January 29 a National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. The announcement honored victims...

Human Rights Watch called attention to discriminatory laws and policies and biased investigations nearly a year after the Delhi violence. It argued that prejudice in state institutions enabled attacks...

Amnesty International welcomed Sri Lanka’s decision to end forced cremation of COVID-19 victims. It credited the sustained struggle of bereaved families, activists and Muslim community members for...