We, the members of the Ahmadiyya Lawyers Association USA (AMLA), humbly express our profound sadness on the passing of Advocate Mujeeb ur Rahman, a legal titan and exemplar for so many of us, and offer our deepest condolences to the bereaving family. Mr. Rahman was a distinguished jurist, eminent Islamic scholar, courageous advocate, eloquent orator, Continue reading
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Lawyers Association USA (“AMLA”) strongly condemns the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, which the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has labeled a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Apart from being morally reprehensible, the state-sponsored violence against the Rohingya Muslims is a violation of basic jus cogens, or peremptory norms, Continue reading
On March 30, 2017 AMLA submitted its Stakeholder Report to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the upcoming Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan. AMLA’s submission highlights the atrocities the Pakistani government commits against Ahmadi Muslims living in Pakistan. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), conducts a Universal Periodic Review (UN-UPR) of each of the 193 UN Continue reading
