| Date | Publication | View Publication |
|---|---|---|
| LPHR Public Submissions (some LPHR submissions are confidential) | ||
| 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 |
| 31.5.20 | Submission for Accountability Study by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territory, Professor Michael Lynk | View Submission |
| 21.5.20 | Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concerning the military detention of 22-year old Palestinian university student, Ms Shatha Hasan (with Addameer) | View Submission |
| 10.12.19 | Submission under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises against JCB for involvement in human rights breaches in the occupied Palestinian territory | View Submission |
| 10.12.18 | 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 |
| 11.6.18 | Submission to the UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee: The UK government's position on Item 7 of the UN Human Rights Council (with several UK charities) | View Submission |
| 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 |
| 7.11.16 | Submission to the UK Parliament's International Development Committee on the need to end the exclusion of Palestinian refugees from Syria from the UK government's relevant resettlement programmes (with Medical Aid for Palestinians) | 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 |
| 20.9.16 | Submission to the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry on Business and Human Rights (used by JCHR as the basis for a key recommendation in its 2017 report - see LPHR statement below dated 5 April 2017) | 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 |
| 6.2.15 | Submission to the UN (Commission of Inquiry and Special Rapporteurs) 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 |
| 30.9.14 | Submission to the UN (Commission of Inquiry and Special Rapporteurs) 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 |
| 19.11.13 | Submission under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises regarding the activities of G4S in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel | View Submission |
| Decisions on LPHR Submissions | ||
| 12.10.20 | Initial Assessment Decision of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against JCB | View Decision |
| 7.6.21 | UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Opinion No. 08/2021 concerning Layan Kayed, Elyaa Abu Hijla and Ruba Asi | View Decision |
| 18.3.19 | UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the occupied Palestinian Territory | View Decision |
| 7.7.16 | Follow-up Statement of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against G4S PLC | View Follow-up Statement |
| 22.6.16 | UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Opinion No. 15/2016 concerning Khalida Jarrar | View Decision |
| 22.6.15 | UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict | View Decision |
| 9.6.15 | Final Decision of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against G4S PLC | View Decision |
| 2.6.14 | Initial Assessment Decision of UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: LPHR complaint against G4S PLC | View Decision |
| LPHR Briefings | ||
| 18.3.21 | Universal Jurisdiction | View Briefing |
| 9.7.20 | Israel's Supreme Court strikes down the ‘Land Regularisation’ Law but fails to condemn illegal settlements and their expansion | View Briefing |
| 30.4.20 | How the UK government can respond to impending formal annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank and ongoing illegal settlement expansion | View Briefing |
| 24.12.19 | ICC Prosecutor announcement that she is ready to open an investigation into the situation in Palestine | View Briefing |
| 2.4.19 | Key points relevant to the admissibility 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 Briefing |
| 30.10.18 | The impending demolition of the Palestinian community of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank and the forcible transfer of its residents | View Briefing |
| 3.7.18 | The Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism: its ineffectiveness, its incompatibility with international humanitarian and human rights law obligations, and its future (submitted to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the oPt) | View Briefing |
| 7.2.18 | Israel's military detention of Palestinian children (update on 2016 briefing and used by Sarah Champion MP for her lead speech that opened the parliamentary debate on 7 February 2018) | View Briefing |
| 26.1.18 | How Israel's High Court of Justice has sanctioned the closure of Gaza | View Briefing |
| 12.1.18 | The UK government's position on the UN business and human rights database listing companies involved in settlement-related activities (published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) | View Briefing |
| 6.12.17 | The effect of Israel's demolitions on Palestinian communities with a specific focus on the significant issue of forcible transfer | View Briefing |
| 1.11.17 | UN Special Rapporteur, Professor Michael Lynk, finding that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory is illegal | View Briefing |
| 9.2.17 | The human rights impact of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and related third-state legal duties | View Briefing |
| 6.1.17 | The legal value of UN Security Council resolution 2334 | View Briefing |
| 29.7.16 | Ensuring the UK provides equal protection to Palestinian refugees from Syria (with Medical Aid for Palestinians) | View Briefing |
| 6.1.16 | Israel's military detention of Palestinian children | View Briefing |
| 10.9.15 | Infant mortality rate rise in Gaza and the context of illegal closure | View Briefing |
| 9.6.15 | Decision by the UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines on LPHR's business and human rights complaint against G4S | View Briefing |
| LPHR Q&As | ||
| 30.6.20 | Ireland’s Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill in the context of imminent formal annexation and ongoing settlement expansion | View Q&A |
| 8.7.19 | Current progress of the International Criminal Court's preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine and potential next steps | View Q&A |
| 6.6.19 | Are agreed land swaps between an occupying power and an occupied people permissible under international law and should the UK government reconsider support for it | View Q&A |
| 15.3.19 | The situation in Yarmouk refugee camp, Syria (update on 2015 Q&A) | View Q&A |
| 27.7.18 | What's happened to the UN Business and Human Rights Database for companies involved in settlement-related activities? (published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) | View Q&A |
| 20.6.18 | Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem at risk of forcible transfer | View Q&A |
| 13.4.18 | Use of force against Gaza protesters | View Q&A |
| 20.9.17 | Gaza electricity crisis | View Q&A |
| 13.6.17 | Administrative detention and hunger-strike protests (with Physicians for Human-Rights Israel) | View Q&A |
| 14.9.16 | Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism | View Q&A |
| 14.9.16 | Closure of Gaza | View Q&A |
| 8.9.15 | Immunities and Gaza Accountability | View Q&A |
| 14.7.15 | The situation in Yarmouk refugee camp, Syria | View Q&A |
| LPHR Reports, Articles and Letters (Urgent Action letters to the UK government are found on our Urgent Actions Page. Child Rights Bulletins are on our Children's Rights Project page) | ||
| 22.4.21 | Joint Letter on threat of forcible transfer in Sheikh Jarrah submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC | View Letter |
| 17.2.21 | 'ICC is the only realistic forum for justice on Gaza' (published in the Law Society Gazette and selected as one of its top five blogs of the week) | View Article published by Law Society Gazette |
| 16.9.20 | Letter to UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the oPt on outstanding concerns regarding the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism and request to consider the feasibility of an alternative enhanced UN-led access mechanism for Gaza | View Letter |
| 28.4.20 | Joint Letter to International Criminal Court state parties calling for support to the ICC in the face of threats to its independence and mandate | View Letter |
| 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 |
| 27.2.20 | Letter to UK government urging it to ensure respect for international law and human rights in response to release of the ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan | View Letter |
| 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 |
| 29.8.19 | Joint Letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Urging Release of the UN Database of Companies Engaged in Activities Related to Israeli Settlements | View Letter |
| 17.9.18 | Joint Letter to ICC Prosecutor: End Impunity and Open Investigation on Palestine | View Letter |
| 8.3.17 | Letter to G4S requesting clarification on G4S’ activities in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory following its announcement of agreement to sell G4S Israel to FIMI Opportunity Funds (published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) | View Letter |
| 8.3.17 | Letter to FIMI Opportunity Funds requesting clarification on its pending acquisition of G4S Israel (published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) | View Letter |
| 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 Center 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 |
| 28.10.15 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Statements | ||
| 16.6.21 | LPHR and Addameer Statement on military court sentencing of three female Birzeit University students: Ms Layan Kayed, Ms Elyaa Abu Hijla, and Ms Ruba Asi | View Statement |
| 14.5.21 | LPHR and Al Mezan Statement: Attacks on homes must stop; those responsible must be investigated by the ICC | 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 | Joint Statement: 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 to ICC Prosecutor: Assessing cases of the 2014 attacks on Gaza leads to definitive conclusion: victims and survivors have been abandoned to non-genuine investigations and gross injustice | View Statement |
| 29.6.20 | Joint Statement of UK Charities: Is the UK Government abandoning the Palestinian people? (reported by the Guardian) | View Statement |
| 7.4.20 | Joint Statement of 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 |
| 25.2.20 | Joint Statement of UK charities: The release of the UN database of businesses involved in illegal Israeli settlements: UK organisations urge UK Government to take action to end businesses’ involvement in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory | View Statement |
| 28.1.20 | Joint Statement: UK charities urge 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 Fatou Bensouda'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 | Joint Statement: 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 | Joint Statement: UK Charities welcome UN Commission of Inquiry report into Gaza protests, urge UK action | View Statement |
| 1.6.18 | Joint Statement: UK-based organisations deeply concerned by UK Government decision not to support UN Gaza inquiry | View Statement |
| 16.3.18 | Joint Statement submitted to 37th Session of UN Human Rights Council: Impunity for torture, ill-treatment and related practices in Israel | View Statement |
| 5.7.17 | Joint Statement: 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 |
| 23.5.17 | G4S' striking omission of adverse human rights findings in its latest Corporate Social Responsibility report ahead of its AGM (published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) | View Statement |
| 5.4.17 | Parliamentary 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 |
| 21.9.16 | G4S continues to misrepresent UK watchdog’s decision that the company breached human rights obligations, despite being reprimanded for ‘disappointing’ behaviour (published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) | View Statement |
| 7.7.16 | UK 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 Statement |
| 11.5.16 | G4S' apparent decision to sell G4S Israel | View Commentary |
| 21.3.16 | Joint Statement submitted to 31st Session on 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 |
| 23.6.15 | LPHR Statement responding to G4S' fundamental misrepresentation of adverse findings of human rights breaches of the OECD Guidelines (published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) | View Statement |
| 10.6.15 | LPHR Statement responding to G4S' public statement on being found in breach of three key human rights obligations (published by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) | View Statement |
| 9.6.15 | UK watchdog finds G4S is violating human rights obligations towards Palestinians (reported by The Times) | 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 |