MEND is pleased to announce the release of a new and important briefing paper titled, No Race to the Bottom: Avoiding Further Curbs to Freedom of Speech Under Labour. The briefing argues that our democracy, and particularly freedom of speech, is being put at risk by government actors who...
On the day of the Government releasing its draft strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission, former Cabinet Minister Greg Clark accused the Electoral Commission of turning the cheek on voter fraud within minority communities out of fear of “woke sensibilities”. Indeed voter...
The FIFA World Cup 2022 competition, hosted in Qatar, has finally ended, with Argentina defeating France to take the trophy since they last won it in 1986. Lionel Messi, who some people regard as the greatest player ever, was presented with a bisht, a traditional Arab cloak or robe, by the Emir of...
The Muslim Census has released its most recent report on the cost-of-living crisis, highlighting the staggering challenges Muslim households in the UK face. According to the study, more than 75% of Muslims had difficulty paying for gas, electricity, household groceries and clothing in the past...
A few months ago, one of the largest conflicts between Hindu and Muslim communities occurred in Leicester, home to one of the largest South Asian diasporas. Only last year, Leicester was celebrated as the most multicultural city in the UK, so the widespread unrest shocked the nation. However,...
We are appalled at the attack on a centre housing recently arrived asylum seekers. There are several important questions that need to be answered in relation to the current political climate that led to this attack. 1) How much of a contributory factor were the continuous political attacks on those...
Following last night’s intimidating and provocative march by balaclava-wearing, hindutva-inspired, youth on the streets of Leicester, that has tarnished a diverse & cohesive community, MEND urges the police to initiate action with a consultative and community focused approach aimed at...
75 years ago, on August 15th, India gained independence from British colonial rule. As one of the final but damaging acts of the British Raj, this date also commemorates the partition of the Indian subcontinent into the Hindu majority India and Muslim majority Pakistan. Since the division, the...
The Metropolitan Police (Met) has been embroiled in yet more controversy after it emerged that a black man was left gasping for breath following an illegal stop and search incident where the man was allegedly choked. Such an incident comes on the back of a change in leadership following a series of...
For the best part of around a decade, the Conservative party has pledged to update the Human Rights Act (HRA). The legislation allowing us to hold those in power to account in an accessible manner in UK courts is now under threat of being weakened. Speaking on the 800th anniversary of the Magna...
MEND condemns the ongoing Israeli violence against the Palestinian people, which has so far claimed the lives of at least 45 Palestinian civilians, 16 of whom were children, and wounded over 300 others. MEND stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people and urges the UK government and the...
