| Date | Publication | View Publication |
|---|---|---|
| LPHR Submissions and Reports [The outcomes of our submissions and related media reporting are also included in this section. Certain LPHR submissions to investigatory and accountability mechanisms are not referenced due to ongoing confidentiality. | ||
| LPHR's human rights complaint submission against JCB under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises | ||
| 12.11.21 | Final Decision of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against JCB | View Final Decision against JCB |
| 12.11.21 | 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 [reported by the Guardian] | View LPHR Statement on UK NCP's Final Decision against JCB |
| 12.11.21 | JCB failed to do human rights checks over destruction of Palestinian homes watchdog finds | View Guardian article |
| 12.10.20 | Initial Assessment Decision of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against JCB | View Initial Assessment Decision |
| 12.10.20 | JCB to be investigated after UK government body accepts LPHR complaint is material and substantiated relating to involvement in Israel's human rights violations against Palestinians [reported by the Guardian] | View LPHR Statement on UK NCP's Initial Assessment decision |
| 12.10.20 | JCB challenged over machinery used to demolish Palestinian homes | View Guardian article |
| 10.12.19 | LPHR complaint submission under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises against JCB for involvement in human rights breaches in the occupied Palestinian territory | View Submission |
| 10.12.19 | LPHR files OECD Guidelines complaint against JCB for involvement in human rights breaches in the occupied Palestinian territory | View Statement |
| LPHR submissions and reports relating to the 2014 Gaza Conflict and the 2018/19 Gaza Protests | ||
| 17.2.21 | 'ICC is the only realistic forum for justice on Gaza' [published by the Law Society Gazette and selected as one of its top five commentaries of the week] | View Media Commentary |
| 30.3.20 | Chronic Impunity: Gaza's Health Sector Under Repeated Attack [report by LPHR, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights and Medical Aid for Palestinians] | View Report |
| 2.4.19 | Twelve key points relevant to the complementarity assessment being undertaken by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on the grave issue of targeted airstrikes against family homes in Gaza | View Report |
| 18.3.19 | UN independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the occupied Palestinian territory | View UN Report |
| 10.12.18 | LPHR submission to the UN Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Protests in Gaza: Israel's Supreme Court judgment on the legality of Israel's rules of engagement in the context of use of force against Gaza protesters | View Submission |
| 5.9.18 | Justice Denied: Gaza human shield survivors and the systemic failure of Israel’s military investigation system to provide accountability [report by LPHR and Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights] | View Report |
| 12.12.16 | Update to Submission to the UN Commission of Inquiry concerning attacks on family homes during 2014 hostilities in Gaza [with Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights] | View Report |
| 12.7.16 | Year-on update to June 2015 Report: 'No More Impunity: Gaza's Health Sector Under Attack' [with Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights and Medical Aid for Palestinians] | View Report |
| 26.6.15 | No More Impunity: Gaza's Health Sector Under Attack [report by LPHR, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights and Medical Aid for Palestinians] | View Report |
| 22.6.15 | UN independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict | View UN Report |
| 6.2.15 | Submission to the UN Commission of Inquiry concerning destruction and damage to medical infrastructure, and loss of life and injury to civilians and medical personnel, in Gaza, during Israel's military operation between 7 July 2014 and 26 August 2014 [with Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights and Medical Aid for Palestinians] | View Submission |
| 6.2.15 | LPHR, Al Mezan and MAP files joint complaint to the United Nations concerning destruction and damage to medical infrastructure, and loss of life and injury to civilians and medical personnel, in Gaza, during Israel’s military operation in 2014 | View Statement |
| 30.9.14 | Submission to the UN Commission of Inquiry concerning large-scale destruction and damage to family houses in Gaza, with associated profound loss of life and injury to Palestinian residents, during Israel’s military operation between 7 July 2014 and 26 August 2014 [with Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights] | View Submission |
| 30.9.14 | LPHR and Al Mezan files joint complaint to the United Nations concerning large-scale destruction and damage to family homes in the Gaza Strip, with associated profound loss of life and injury to Palestinian residents, during Israel’s military operation in 2014 | View Statement |
| 4.8.14 | Letter in the Guardian urging the UK government to publicly condemn Israel’s policy of directly targeting family homes in Gaza | View Letter published by the Guardian |
| LPHR's human rights complaint submission against G4S PLC under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises | ||
| 30.6.17 | LPHR welcomes G4S' completion of sale of G4S Israel as being an act in accordance with its business and human rights responsibilities [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View LPHR Statement |
| 6.12.16 | G4S announcement of agreement to sell G4S Israel [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View LPHR Statement |
| 7.7.16 | Follow-up Statement of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against G4S PLC | View UK NCP Follow-up Statement |
| 7.7.16 | UK government watchdog criticises G4S for misleading public over breach of human rights obligations towards Palestinians and finds it has not implemented key recommendations [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View LPHR Statement on UK NCP's Follow-up Statement against G4S PLC |
| 11.5.16 | LPHR Commentary: G4S' apparent decision to sell G4S Israel [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View Commentary |
| 11.5.16 | LPHR Commentary: G4S' Corporate Social Responsibility Report's inadequate response to being found in breach of human rights obligations under the OECD Guidelines [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View Commentary |
| 28.10.15 | LPHR letter to G4S with 16 key questions following publication of the UK NCP Final Statement [published in May 2016 by LPHR and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre after no reply was received from the company] | View Letter |
| 9.6.15 | Final Decision of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against G4S PLC | View Final Decision against G4S PLC |
| 9.6.15 | UK government watchdog finds G4S is violating human rights obligations towards Palestinians [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View LPHR Statement on UK NCP's Final Decision against G4S PLC |
| 2.6.14 | G4S probed by UK watchdog over West Bank security contracts | View Daily Telegraph article |
| 2.6.14 | Initial Assessment Decision of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against G4S PLC | View Initial Assessment Decision |
| 19.11.13 | LPHR complaint submission under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises regarding the activities of G4S and subsidiaries in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel | View Submission |
| LPHR submissions to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention | ||
| 1.7.21 | UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Opinion No. 08/2021 concerning Layan Kayed, Elyaa Abu Hijla and Ruba Asi | View UN Decision |
| 1.7.21 | UN expert panel finds that three female Palestinian students from Birzeit University are in arbitrary detention | View Statement |
| 18.9.20 | Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the military detention of three female Palestinian students from Birzeit University: Ms Layan Kayed, Ms Elyaa Abu Hijla and Ms Ruba Asi [with Addameer] | View Submission |
| 4.6.20 | LPHR and Addameer statement on the release of Birzeit University female Student Union Council head, Ms Shatha Hasan, and ongoing targeting of Palestinian university students | View Statement |
| 21.5.20 | Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the military detention of a 22-year old Palestinian university student, Ms Shatha Hasan [with Addameer] | View Submission |
| 20.10.16 | Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the military detention of Mr Bara Abudhier, a young Palestinian man with vulnerabilities stemming from a serious brain injury [with Addameer] | View Submission |
| 22.6.16 | UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Opinion No. 15/2016 concerning Khalida Jarrar | View UN Decision |
| 29.6.15 | Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the frequent targeting of the Palestinian human rights defender, Mrs Manal Tamimi [with Women's Centre for Legal Aid & Counselling] | View Submission |
| 8.6.15 | Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the military detention of Palestinian human rights defender, Ms Khalida Jarrar [with Addameer and National Lawyers Guild] | View Submission |
| LPHR submissions to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in relation to the UN database on companies involved in settlement-related activity | ||
| 25.2.20 | UN Database of companies involved in settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory | View UN Database of companies involved in settlement activities |
| 25.2.20 | UK charities urge UK government to take action to end businesses’ involvement in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory following publication of the UN Database | View Joint Statement |
| 29.8.17 | Update to Submission of December 2016 to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | View Submission |
| 30.12.16 | Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on companies allegedly involved in the construction and growth of Israeli settlements | View Submission |
| LPHR submissions to UK Parliament Committees | ||
| 11.6.18 | Submission to the Foreign Affairs Committee: The UK government's position on Item 7 of the UN Human Rights Council [with several UK charities] | View Submission |
| 7.11.16 | Submission to the International Development Committee: End the exclusion of Palestinian refugees from Syria from the UK government's relevant resettlement programmes [with Medical Aid for Palestinians -- see outcome in statement immediately below] | View Submission |
| 5.7.17 | LPHR and MAP welcome statement by Home Secretary to widen UK’s Syria resettlement scheme to include non-Syrian nationals | View Statement |
| 20.9.16 | Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry on Business and Human Rights [see outcome in statement immediately below] | View Submission |
| 5.4.17 | Parliament report excerpts LPHR's evidence and makes related key recommendation | View Statement |
| LPHR Statements [including statements made with UK charity and international partners] | ||
| 3.8.23 | Bereaved Palestinian family gives significant evidence in Paris to investigating judge for unprecedented war crimes and corporate accountability case arising out of 2014 military attacks on Gaza [LPHR and Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights statement] | View Statement |
| 15.5.23 | UK charities statement on 75 years of Nakba: Time for the UK to stand up for Palestinian dignity, respect and justice | View Statement |
| 20.7.22 | UK charities call for immediate end to closure of Gaza after 15 years of collective punishment and imposed fragmentation | View Statement |
| 12.11.21 | 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 [reported by the Guardian] | View LPHR statement on UK NCP's Final Decision against JCB |
| 26.10.21 | UK charities statement: Israeli government’s attacks on six Palestinian civil society groups must be resisted | View Statement |
| 1.7.21 | UN expert panel finds that three female Palestinian students from Birzeit University are in arbitrary detention, after substantive legal submission made by LPHR and Addameer | View LPHR statement on decision of UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention |
| 16.6.21 | LPHR statement on Israeli military court sentencing of three female Palestinian students from Birzeit University: Ms Layan Kayed, Ms Elyaa Abu Hijla, and Ms Ruba Asi | View Statement |
| 14.5.21 | Attacks on homes must stop; those responsible must be investigated by the ICC [LPHR and Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights statement] | View Statement |
| 11.5.21 | LPHR statement on new sustained military action in Gaza/Israel | View Statement |
| 14.4.21 | UK charities statement responding to Prime Minister's comments on ICC investigation into the Situation in Palestine [reported by the Guardian] | View Statement |
| 8.2.21 | ICC Prosecutor should affirmatively decide that Gaza cases are admissible for investigation following Pre-Trial Chamber decision that the Court has jurisdiction | View Statement |
| 24.1.21 | LPHR, Addameer and Friends of Birzeit University (Fobzu) statement on International Education Day: Highlighting the systematic targeting of Palestinian university students for prolonged arbitrary military detention by Israel's military authorities | View Statement |
| 23.12.20 | LPHR and Defence for Children International Palestine’s ‘Know Your Rights’ campaign for children on detainee rights is seven years old and remains critically important | View Statement |
| 22.12.20 | 30 Israeli, Palestinian and international health and human rights organisations: Israel must provide necessary vaccines to Palestinian health care systems | View Statement |
| 12.10.20 | JCB to be investigated after UK Government body accepts LPHR complaint is material and substantiated relating to involvement in Israel's human rights violations against Palestinians [reported by the Guardian] | View Statement |
| 7.7.20 | LPHR and Al Mezan statement submitted to ICC Prosecutor on sixth anniversary: Assessing cases of the 2014 attacks on Gaza leads to definitive conclusion that victims and survivors have been abandoned to non-genuine investigations and gross injustice | View Statement |
| 29.6.20 | UK charities ask: Is the UK Government abandoning the Palestinian people? [reported by the Guardian] | View Statement |
| 7.4.20 | Israeli, Palestinian and international organisations: In the face of potential COVID-19 outbreak in the Gaza Strip, Israel is obliged to take measures to save lives, permitting the entry of medical equipment and supplies, to meet patients’ needs | View Statement |
| 30.3.20 | New report: Chronic impunity for attacks is keeping Palestinian health workers in the firing line | View Statement |
| 25.2.20 | UK charities urge UK government to take action to end businesses’ involvement in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory following publication of the UN Database | View Statement |
| 28.1.20 | UK charities urge UK government to challenge annexation, US ‘Peace Plan’ | View Statement |
| 24.12.19 | A seminal step towards legal accountability and justice for victims, survivors and their families: ICC Prosecutor's decision that she is ready to open an investigation into the situation in Palestine | View Statement |
| 10.12.19 | LPHR files OECD Guidelines complaint against JCB for involvement in human rights breaches in the occupied Palestinian territory | View Statement |
| 23.3.19 | A dereliction of responsibility: UK charities alarmed by UK decision not to support UN Commission of Inquiry report into Gaza protests at the UN Human Rights Council [reported by the Guardian] | View Statement |
| 5.3.19 | UK charities welcome UN Commission of Inquiry report into Gaza protests, urge UK action | View Statement |
| 1.6.18 | UK charities deeply concerned by UK government decision not to support UN Gaza inquiry | View Statement |
| 16.3.18 | Joint statement submitted to 37th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Impunity for torture, ill-treatment and related practices in Israel | View Statement |
| 5.7.17 | LPHR and MAP welcome statement by Home Secretary to widen UK’s Syria resettlement scheme to include non-Syrian nationals | View Statement |
| 30.6.17 | LPHR welcomes G4S' completion of sale of G4S Israel as being an act in accordance with its business and human rights responsibilities [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View Statement |
| 19.6.17 | Joint oral statement on legal accountability at the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | View Statement |
| 5.4.17 | UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights report excerpts LPHR's evidence and makes key related recommendation | View Statement |
| 21.3.17 | Joint oral statement on legal accountability at the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | View Statement |
| 6.12.16 | G4S announcement of agreement to sell G4S Israel [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View Statement |
| 7.7.16 | UK government watchdog criticises G4S for misleading public over breach of human rights obligations towards Palestinians and finds it has not implemented key recommendations [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View LPHR Statement on UK NCP's Follow-up Statement against G4S PLC |
| 21.3.16 | Joint statement to 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Addressing prevailing impunity for Israel's alleged violations of international law | View Statement |
| 4.1.16 | LPHR, Addameer and National Lawyers Guild statement on the sentencing of leading Palestinian human rights defender, Ms Khalida Jarrar | View Statement |
| 25.11.15 | Labour's Executive decision to end their security contact with G4S [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View Statement |
| 9.6.15 | UK government watchdog finds G4S is violating human rights obligations towards Palestinians [published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre] | View LPHR Statement on UK NCP's Final Decision against G4S PLC |
| 6.2.15 | LPHR, Al Mezan and MAP files joint complaint to the United Nations concerning destruction and damage to medical infrastructure, and loss of life and injury to civilians and medical personnel, in Gaza, during Israel’s military operation in 2014 | View Statement |
| 30.9.14 | LPHR and Al Mezan files joint complaint to the United Nations concerning large-scale destruction and damage to family homes in the Gaza Strip, with associated profound loss of life and injury to Palestinian residents, during Israel’s military operation in 2014 | View Statement |
| 2.6.14 | G4S to be investigated following LPHR complaint relating to alleged Israeli human rights violations [reported by The Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph] | View Statement |
| 23.12.13 | LPHR and Defence for Children International-Palestine launch “Know Your Rights” campaign for children on detainee rights | View Statement |