UN High Commissioner steps down after UKLFI complains he breached impartiality guidelines

A senior official of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was being investigated by the High Commissioner regarding a complaint about his biased anti-Israel Tweets just before he stepped down, UKLFI can reveal. Craig Mokhiber, the Director of the New York office of the UN High Commissioner for Human

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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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East Sussex Pensions Fund intends no action in response to letter from UN Special Rapporteur

The Chair of the East Sussex Pension Fund Committee has confirmed that the Fund has not taken any action in response to a letter sent by a UN Special Rapporteur, and does not intend to do so. Michael Lynk, the UNHRC’s Special Rapporteur “on the situation of human rights in

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Local Government Pension Scheme Chairs welcome UKLFI’s letter regarding “unlawful interference” by UN Rapporteur

UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to the 82 Local Government Pension Scheme Chairs in England and Wales, to warn them that a UN Rapporteur is unlawfully interfering in the management of their pension funds. Michael Lynk, the UNHRC’s Special Rapporteur “on the situation of human rights in the

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Lawyers challenge “unlawful interference” by UN Rapporteur in UK Pension Schemes

A Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is unlawfully interfering in the management of UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Funds, according to the association UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). The LGPS is one of the largest defined benefit pension schemes in the world, managing the pensions

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