Declaration
We, the undersigned individuals and organisations, call on the US government to ban the institutionalisation of Sharia and all religious laws and to guarantee equal citizenship rights for all.
Sharia Councils and Muslim Arbitration Tribunals are discriminatory, particularly against women and children, and in violation of universal human rights. Sharia law is unfair and unjust in civil matters. Rights, justice, inclusion, equality and respect are for people, not beliefs. In a civil society, people must have full citizenship rights and equality under the law. Clearly, Sharia law contravenes fundamental human rights. In order to
safeguard the rights and freedoms of all those living in the US, there must be one secular law for all and no Sharia.