LPHR and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) have today submitted an urgent joint letter to the UK Government that seeks clarity on its engagement with the upcoming third Universal Periodic Review of Israel on 23 January 2018 at the UN Human Rights Council. Our letter can be read here.
The Universal Periodic Review process is a human rights mechanism which provides all UN Member States with the opportunity to carry out a transparent, self-critical review of its human rights commitments. It has been described by the UK Government as a ‘valuable mechanism for holding countries accountable for their human rights record’.