Urgent action

Concerning G4S PLC being found in violation of human rights obligations by the UK National Contact Point in relation to their activities in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

Date

14th October 2015

Recipient

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade

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