More than 130 lawyers and legal academics, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), wrote to the prime minister on 15 September 2026 [1] that the sanctions on Israeli settlements announced on 8 September [2] fall far short of Britain’s obligations under … Continue reading →
In his statement to Parliament on 8 September 2026, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced that the UK will ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, working together with a wider group of countries. Jane Kinninmont, CEO of UNA-UK, said: The … Continue reading →
On 29 July UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered the following speech. On the 7th of October 2023 Hamas perpetrated the worst massacre in Israel’s history. Every day since then, the horror has continued. The hostages are still being held … Continue reading →
The Letter On 16 May 2025, 310 staff of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) wrote to the UK Foreign Secretary in a letter marked OFFICIAL SENSITIVE saying, among other things: In July 2024, staff expressed concern about … Continue reading →
On 20 May the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced what it calls “major sanctions” against Russia in support of Ukraine. The European Union also applied sanctions but Putin’s friend Trump did not. The UK announcement said: As President … Continue reading →
UNA-UK issued the following message on 28 February 2025. The news that the UK Government has chosen to slash aid in order to increase military spending is shocking and disappointing. Despite this government’s stated aims to stand up to support … Continue reading →
On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, killing 1,139 people and taking about 250 people hostage. In response, the Israeli Government has killed tens of thousands … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →United Nations Association UK published the following statement on 24 April 2024. The 1951 UN Refugee Convention set out refugee rights and the obligations of states to protect them which were then extended in the 1967 Protocol. The UK is … Continue reading →
In its annual report “The State of the World’s Human Rights” published in April 2024, Amnesty International says: The UK government continued to pursue a policy agenda that breached its international human rights commitments and curtailed human rights protections. People … Continue reading →