A delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Deng Li this week. This was to discuss a range of issues concerning China’s Muslim community. The delegation included representatives from 26 member states, the general secretariat, and the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Co...
A recent report from the Center for Advanced Defense Studies reveals that the global pharmaceutical industry still relies on ingredients sourced from Chinese-occupied Eastern Turkistan. Uyghur forced labor is prevalent in the region which the Chinese government calls Xinjiang. Even US agencies, including the FDA and USAID, are linked to suppli...
As the death tolls from the U.S.-supported Israeli assaults on Gaza and Lebanon neared 42,000 and 2,000 respectively, a group of House Democrats urged the Biden administration this week to ensure Israel is held to the human rights standards set forth under existing U.S. laws. In a letter dated September 30, addressed to Secretary of […]
Temple University and Philadelphia police are facing accusations of an attack on a Muslim student. This is after Johara Shamaa reported that her hijab was forcibly removed and that she was held without it for 20 hours after being arrested at a free Palestine campus demonstration on September 26. She said this is a violation […]
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is celebrating the signing of Assembly Bill 2377 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. This new legislation guarantees K-12 students the right to observe religious fasting with appropriate accommodations during physical education classes. Authored by Assembly member Luz Rivas, the law ...
American Muslim human rights organization Justice For All has congratulated former South African minister Dr. Naledi Pandor on her appointment as the new Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. This significant transition follows the retirement of Professor Njabulo Ndebele. Dr. Pandor is set to officially assume her role on October 1, 2...
A Palestinian student in Sweden is being denied citizenship due to her pro-Palestine activism at Chalmers University of Technology. Following the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, Isra Barham helped launch a campaign to support Palestinian rights. This included protests and a petition with nearly 150 signatures urging the university to cu...
A new report reveals a worrying rise in criminal charges related to pregnancy in the US. Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal abortion law Roe v. Wade in June 2022, at least 210 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes in just one year. That is the highest number ever recorded, according to […]...
A national immigrant rights group has filed criminal charges against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance. They allege that Trump and Vance have caused significant harm to Springfield, Ohio, by spreading falsehoods about the Haitian community. Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance Guerline Jozef seeks...
China has sentenced an Uyghur prison guard to seven years in prison for revealing sensitive information about political prisoner Ilham Tohti. Gopur Abdurreshid was arrested for disclosing details of Tohti’s harsh treatment by Chinese authorities, including his solitary confinement and poor health. Tohti is an economist and prominent advo...
