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Statement concerning Human Appeal’s termination of its relationship with Fatih Seferagic | Human Appeal
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18th July 2021
Statement concerning Human Appeal’s termination of its relationship with Fatih Seferagic As-salamu alaykum Human Appeal has been committed to supporting the most vulnerable across the world for 30 years. We take seriously the concerns of our community, and always seek to uphold our values of transparency and accountability. We have received feedback from our valued donors and supporters in relation to our ongoing Best 10 Days Tour with Qari Fatih Seferagic, as well as an Eid in the Park event that Human Appeal had agreed to sponsor on Tuesday 20th July 2021, hosted by Eman Channel and Redbridge Islamic Centre. In all our activities, we seek to further our faith-based values and provide opportunities for our community to partake in the charitable act of giving to those who need it the most. As part of our enhanced processes, we conduct a number of industry-standard assessments that are primarily legal and statutory in nature. We always aim to hold ourselves to highest of ethical and moral standards in order to safeguard the people we serve and protect our supporters who engage in charity through us. On this occasion, it is regrettable that we fell below what was expected of us and what we expect of ourselves. Human Appeal is aware of the current investigation being carried out by Facing Abuse in Community Environments (FACE) against Mr Seferagic. Although FACE’s investigation is yet to be concluded and is a not a legal enquiry, we take the allegations made against Mr Seferagic extremely seriously. In light of the gravity of the allegations, we have decided to terminate our relationship with Mr Seferagic and remove him from the remaining dates of our Best 10 Days Tour, e ective immediately. ABOUT OUR SAFEGUARDING CHECKS In the past five years, Human Appeal has sought to strengthen its safeguarding processes. All individuals and organisations that we work with are subject to a number of detailed (legal and statutory) checks. We utilise industry best practice methods and employ data platforms, including Thomson Reuters services. To the best of our knowledge, Mr Seferagic has not been convicted of any crimes to date and we are not aware of any current legal proceedings against him in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. Safeguarding is critical to our work, and we take our responsibility very seriously. At no point, do we allow nonHuman Appeal sta to be alone with donors, volunteers or beneficiaries. At this time, we do not believe that a https://humanappeal.org.uk/news/2021/07/statement-concerning-human-appeal-s-termination-of-its-relationship-with-fatih-seferagic
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