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...
Following the England national football team’s heroic loss in the European Championship final, there has been concern over the spike in racial abuse faced by BAME communities. After Marcus Rashford, Jordan Sancho, and Bukayo Saka missed crucial penalties, a minority of England fans began...
Outlined in the Queen’s speech, the UK Government recently announced that voters would soon be required to present an ID at polling stations as part of the upcoming Electoral Integrity Bill. The Government has argued that the proposed measures will help to “protect voters” and help...
The recent referral of an 11 year-old Muslim school pupil to PREVENT, after a teacher mistook the word “alms” for “arms” during a classroom discussion, has thrown further light on the problems within the UK’s counterterror programme. Such enforcement of PREVENT does significant damage to...
Following the reinstatement of Trevor Phillips to the Labour Party having been suspended for Islamophobia, Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) has written to the General Secretary of the Labour Party and Sir Keir Starmer to express grave concerns that the reinstatement occurs without any...
Following the reinstatement of Trevor Phillips to the Labour Party having been suspended for Islamophobia, MEND has written to the General Secretary of the Labour Party and Sir Keir Starmer to express our grave concern that he has been reinstated without any apology or explanation, and without the...
An urgent call to States, UN agencies, donors and other stakeholders to learn lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and take sustained action to correct past mistakes and prioritise protecting stateless people’s rights and the right to nationality In June 2020, 84 civil society actors issued a joint...
As part of her application to become the new head of the NHS, Conservative life peer Baroness Dido Harding stated that she wants to make the NHS ‘less reliant on foreigners’ – a statement which showcased a lack of understanding regarding the NHS and the contribution of so many BAME people and...
On 5th July, MPs will vote on the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. The Bill represents numerous harmful reforms, which, if passed, carry the power to curtail free expression, stifle dissent, and criminalise marginalised groups (especially Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller...
The Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill due to be debated in Parliament returns to the Commons on Monday followed by its original delay caused by widespread backlash. The Bill presents numerous harmful reforms, which, if passed, carry the power to curtail free expression, stifle...
In recent weeks, MEND’s Islamophobia Response Unit (IRU) has received 146 reports from students detailing schools taking action to shut down support of Palestine. Cases include: Students being told that displaying the Palestinian flag equates to supporting terrorism, with one teacher comparing it...
