Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR) is a specialist legal charity in the UK that works on projects focused on protecting and advancing Palestinian human rights. This is a universal issue that affects us all.

LPHR submits to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s Office a definitive independent legal opinion on the crucial issue of complementarity

LPHR urgent action letter to UK Government requesting it issues guidance to discourage potential UK contribution to E1 construction

LPHR urgent action letter to UK Government regarding West Bank annexation measures

The substantial risk of mass deportation of civilians from Gaza

LPHR statement on the crimes of starvation, persecution, extermination and genocide being on a continuum as UN food stocks run out in Gaza

LPHR joins UK charities warning that Palestinians in Gaza are facing an imminent existential threat

LPHR-led letter to UK government signed by 25 charity leaders: Reviewing trade relations with Israel to ensure full compliance with the UK’s international legal obligations and uphold respect for human rights

LPHR files observations to the International Criminal Court which address the relevance of the Oslo Accords to the Court’s jurisdiction over Israeli nationals

LPHR joins 29 leading UK charities as signatory to a Times advert calling for an immediate ceasefire and urgent action by the UK government

LPHR major legal opinion by eminent team of independent experts finding the intensification of the closure of Gaza since 7 October 2023 to constitute the crime against humanity of persecution [submitted to the International Criminal Court]

LPHR legal briefing on the substantial risk of mass deportation of civilians from Gaza

LPHR statement urging ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan to reaffirm child policy commitment with over 3,600 Palestinian children killed or missing under the rubble in Gaza

LPHR legal briefing on starvation of civilians in Gaza

LPHR and Save the Children: Landmark call for an immediate moratorium on the arrest, detention and prosecution of Palestinian children by Israel’s military authorities

LPHR-Balfour Project letter signed by 70-plus lawyers sent to UK government urging constructive participation with the ICJ Advisory Opinion proceedings on Palestine

LPHR briefing on de facto annexation of large parts of the West Bank

LPHR landmark legal opinion by eminent team of independent experts finding the closure of Gaza to constitute the crime against humanity of persecution [submitted to the International Criminal Court]

JCB found in human rights breach of the OECD Guidelines after investigation into material use of its products to illegally demolish Palestinian homes; UK Government body criticises British manufacturer for its inaction and requires it to address human rights impacts