Urgent action

Urging the UK government to ensure respect for international law and human rights in response to the release of the ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan by the US

Date

27th February 2020

Recipient

Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Foreign Secretary

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LPHR remain extremely concerned at the ongoing police campaign of abuse and violence against children in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Al-Issawiya in occupied East Jerusalem. Over the past year, LPHR has monitored and reported a sharp increase in the number of children injured as a result of violent police activity in the neighbourhood, with injuries sustained through the use of rubber-coated steel bullets, black sponge rounds and tear-gas. Since the Israeli police launched their operation in Al-Issawiya in April 2019, there has also been a high number of child arrests in the neighbourhood (many carried out during terrifying night-time raids of family homes) and a systemic violation of children’s legal rights during arrests and detention. B’Tselem reports that during the period of April 2019 – April 2020, more than 850 residents of Al-Issawiya have been arrested: the majority of them minors. This blog elaborates upon these serious child rights issues.

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A seminal step towards legal accountability and justice: ICC Prosecutor announces she is ready to open an investigation into the situation in Palestine
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ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s announcement that she is ready to open a criminal investigation into the situation in Palestine is a seminal step towards achieving legal accountability and justice for the many victims, survivors and their families of alleged serious international crimes perpetrated by Israeli forces and their military and political leadership.

The potential for the investigation to effectively prevent or deter the commission of ongoing and future crimes, by countering the systemic impunity that has prevailed until now, is also very significant.

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Today, we make a respectful, solemn and grave appeal to the ICC Prosecutor to determine that Israel has been unwilling to provide genuine investigations, and accordingly the Office of the Prosecutor will undertake the responsibility to investigate the 2014 attacks on Gaza.

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Al Mezan and LPHR strongly welcome the December 2019 announcement by the ICC Prosecutor that she is ready to open a criminal investigation into the situation in Palestine. We view it as a seminal step towards legal accountability & justice, and also note its caveat. pic.twitter.com/hNiWZbBAKg

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Israel’s unwillingness to hold its political and military leadership to account unquestionably activates the ICC's mandate. It is incumbent on the Prosecutor to meet the hope of victims, survivors and their families, and bring an end to the devastating cycle of systemic impunity.

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The appalling pattern of impunity repeats itself year after year, with no criminal charges, prosecutions or convictions, no genuine investigations, legal accountability, or justice for victims, survivors & families. Gross injustice and total systemic impunity prevail six years on

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