UKLFI and ELNET file submission on UNRWA at International Court of Justice

Israel has an obligation not to allow its territory to be used for terrorist activities, argue UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) and European Leadership Network (ELNET) in their joint submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ has been asked by the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) to provide

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Francesca Albanese to be investigated by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Reports by UKLFI and UNWatch of misconduct on the part of Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, have been transferred to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for review. Francesca Albanese UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) submitted a complaint to the UN’s Office of Internal

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UN Special Rapporteur on housing reported to UN for breaches of impartiality

The UNHRC Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing has been reported for breaching multiple regulations on impartiality. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to the Office of Internal Oversight Services at the UN about  Mr Balakrishnan Rajagopal regarding his social media posts. As an independent UN expert

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Officer at UN Women referred to UN’s Investigations Department

A UN officer has been accused of breaching the guidelines for UN staff and international civil servants relating to the impartiality following her public endorsement of dozens of anti-Israel tweets. UKLFI has written to the Investigations Division, Office of Internal Oversight Services (ID/OIOS) to complain about the anti-Israel bias of

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The UN is part of the problem, says UKLFI in its submission to UNHRC’s Special Rapporteur

Palestinian self-determination must take into account the rights of others, most Arab residents of Jerusalem prefer Israeli rule, Palestinian Authority representatives have no legitimate authority to speak on behalf of Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza, and the UN is an obstacle to peace, according to a submission by

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