The one year “Muslims in Europe” course is to provide participants with a better understanding of Austrian society, its political and judicial system, and fundamental values like democracy and human rights, the university said: The University of Vienna on Wednesday announced a new course on Austrian values for Islamic religion teachers, following recent controversies involving…
Some of the hundreds of people who were held by the US authorities at Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba were British-based. Seven of them are starting a legal challenge to prevent the destruction of any alleged evidence of government collusion in their detention. The BBC has been speaking to several of those who were…
In their most recent report on the issue, Human Rights Watch reveals that German state bans on religious symbols and clothing for teachers and other civil servants discriminate against Muslim women who wear the headscarf. This 67-page report, “Discrimination in the Name of Neutrality: Headscarf Bans for Teachers and Civil Servants in Germany,” is based…
On February 6th and 7th, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a coalition of 12 major Islamic organizations, will hold conferences focusing on human rights and the media. The conferences, to be held in Washington DC, will include several speakers such as former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, peace activist Cindy…
A senior European rights official has criticized a controversial security bill approved by the Italian Senate which sanctions fines and immediate expulsion for illegal immigrants. Thomas Hammerberg of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner said that he hopes the government will remove “discriminatory” measures from the bill before it becomes law, citing a need…
