by admin_HRWF | Oct 17, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
The head teacher of an unregistered Islamic school, prosecuted for operating illegally, has said it has a “unique” approach and will remain open. By Zoe Conway BBC News (17.10.2019) – https://bbc.in/33IJsld – Nadia Ali, of Ambassadors High, in...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
The German government has revealed a sharp increase in the number of anti-Semitic offences recorded last year. BBC (13.02.2019) – https://bbc.in/2IetSIe – Crime data, detailed in German media on Wednesday, says 1,646 crimes were linked to a hatred...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 6, 2019 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
A woman who mutilated her three-year-old daughter has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM). BBC (01.02.2019) – https://bbc.in/2GdZMSK – The 37-year-old mother from east London wept in the dock as...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 6, 2019 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is increasingly being performed on babies and infants in the UK, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. By Anna Collinson and Jessica Furst BBC (04.02.2019) – https://bbc.in/2RGpRfm – FGM expert and...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 25, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
The former governor of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has been released early from his jail term for blasphemy. BBC (24.01.2019) – https://bbc.in/2HtxsxV – Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, is a Christian and was Jakarta’s first...
