UN rapporteur presents Islamophobia as structural discrimination

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...

The Muslim Council of Britain launched Defining Islamophobia, examining the APPG on British Muslims’ definition and how to use it in practice. The report treated Islamophobia as racism targeting...

As referendum projections indicated approval of a face-covering ban, Amnesty International urged Swiss authorities to protect Muslim women’s fundamental rights. It argued that the measure...

Human Rights Watch and Stanford Law School’s Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic published a report assessing abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang. They concluded that...

The Quebec Superior Court struck down some parts of Bill 21 while leaving most of the religious-symbol restrictions intact. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, litigating with NCCM and Muslim...

The House of Representatives passed the NO BAN Act in the new congressional session. The ACLU welcomed passage and urged the Senate to advance the bill. Although Biden had rescinded the earlier...

The Muslim Council of Britain gave a guarded welcome to the Singh investigation into racism in the Conservative Party. It supported improvements to complaint handling but argued that the review failed...