HRW and Stanford researchers document crimes against Turkic Muslims

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...

UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed presented his report on countering Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred to the Human Rights Council. He connected discrimination with stereotypes that construct...

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...

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 Although Biden had rescinded the earlier...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...

The Islamic Religious Community in Austria and Muslim Austrian advocates criticized a government-backed online map of mosques and Muslim organizations. They argued that presenting Muslim...

Thomas Hennefeld, head of Austria’s Evangelical Reformed Church, condemned publication of the Islam map. He argued that identifying Muslim institutions in a climate of suspicion and hostility could...