Palestine

Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, according to a major new report from Amnesty International. The publication ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. In a significant decision, the court's ...

Ireland has formally recognised the State of Palestine. As of yesterday, the Irish government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and has agreed to establish ...

Ireland will join Spain and Norway in recognising the State of Palestine next week, the government has announced. Ministers say the move follows months of consultation with ...

A Palestinian citizen of Israel is to be granted asylum in the UK on the basis that he has a well-founded fear of persecution if returned to ...

More than 1,070 members of the legal profession have called on the UK government to press for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank and ...

More than 250 senior lawyers, legal academics and former judges have called on the UK government to press for a ceasefire in Gaza and end arms exports ...

A former Supreme Court president is among Jewish figures who have raised "significant concern" over Israel's conduct in Gaza. In a letter to the Financial Times, eight ...

Lawyers for the family of murdered Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh have submitted a new complaint against Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The complaint alleges ...

Hundreds of lawyers in Palestine took to the streets yesterday to protest in the occupied West Bank against the Palestinian Authority’s “rule by decree”. President Mahmoud Abbas ...

The UK government has been told that a new trade deal with Israel "must not be a betrayal of Palestinians' human rights" as negotiations begin. Amnesty International ...

Palestinian authorities are systematically mistreating and torturing Palestinians in detention, including critics and opponents, Human Rights Watch has said in a parallel report submitted jointly to the ...

Palestine solidarity campaigners who were convicted and fined for promoting a boycott of Israeli products suffered a violation of their human rights, the European Court of Human ...

A ban on local government pension schemes (LGPSs) pursuing "policies that are contrary to UK foreign policy or UK defence policy" is unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled ...