Palestine

Ireland, the UK and 26 other countries have condemned Israel's "inhumane killing of civilians, including children" in Gaza in a strongly-worded joint statement. Issued yesterday and running to just under 400 words, the statement calls for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" as it w

Ireland should not give into "fearmongering" about legislative plans to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements, Amnesty International has said. The Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill will ban the importation of goods to Ireland from illegal Israeli settle

A dozen countries have committed to taking action against Israeli violations of international law following a two-day conference which brought together representatives of 30 states, including Ireland.

The EU's decision not to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement will be remembered as "one of the most disgraceful moments in the EU's history", human rights campaigners have said. Ireland is among EU member states who pushed unsuccessfully for more concrete action to be taken at yesterday's me

Ireland's long-standing representative on a Council of Europe human rights body has resigned over its failure to speak out on Gaza. Human rights lawyer Michael Farrell has been a member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) for the past 14 years, and has served at various

Simon Harris has said the Irish government remains a "steadfast supporter" of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Palestine who has been sanctioned by the Trump administration. The Tánaiste yesterday told TDs that the imposition of US sanctions on Ms Albanese, an outspoken oppone

The US has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a leading UN expert on Palestine, in connection with her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ms Albanese has served since May 2022 as special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 19

Ministers have set out their proposals to ban the importation of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The general scheme of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill has now been published.

Palestine Action has announced plans to challenge the UK government in court over its plans to proscribe the direct action protest group under terrorism legislation. Gareth Peirce of Birnberg Peirce Solicitors, a high-profile lawyer who previously represented the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Si

UK government plans to ban Palestine Action under terrorism legislation are "excessive and disproportionate" and arguably unlawful, human rights organisations have warned. The UK's home secretary, Yvette Cooper, yesterday confirmed in a written statement to MPs that she intends to proscribe the prot

The Law Society of Ireland has condemned Israel's use of starvation as a method of warfare in Gaza. In a statement published yesterday, the Law Society said it shared the view set out by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) last month.

Simon Harris has paid tribute to the crew of the Madleen, who failed in a high-profile bid to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza by sea. Israel has begun to deport the detained crew members of the civilian vessel, which was intercepted in international waters by the Israel Defense For

Israeli forces have intercepted and detained a civilian ship crewed by activists including Greta Thunberg and a French MEP who sought to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. The Madleen set off for Gaza from Catania, Sicily on 1 June with 12 crew members and one tonne of aid and was interce

Activists including Greta Thunberg who are mounting a high-profile initiative to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea are "acting where states have hitherto failed", an Irish human rights expert has told Irish Legal News. Dr Andrew Forde, an assistant professor in international law and human rights

Lawyers representing pro-Palestinian protesters accused of criminal damage at a Belfast supermarket have sought to have their trials heard by a jury. Carlin Solicitors is representing several individuals who are being prosecuted in the Magistrates' Court in connection with separate incidents at a Sa