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Sep 20, 2024
Breaking: UK Government Ministers warned of Criminal Liability over export of parts for F-35 warplanes used in Gaza
GLAN & Al-Haq wrote to UK government ministers putting them on notice of their potential criminal liability for atrocity crimes in Gaza.


Sep 19, 2024
New Criminal Complaint Over Pegasus Spyware Hacking of journalists and activists in the UK
Four victims of Pegasus spyware in the UK have this week filed a criminal complaint with the Metropolitan Police.


Sep 3, 2024
GLAN & Al-Haq continue legal action over government decision to partially restrict arms exports, excluding F-35 programme
Government agrees to disclose information underpinning decision-making in partial revocation of arms licences in ongoing litigation.

Sep 2, 2024
BREAKING: UK Government suspends weapons exports to Israel following threat of new legal action by GLAN and Al-Haq.
This afternoon, we learnt that the Government has suspended 30 export licenses for arms sales to Israel.

Aug 27, 2024
NGOs take legal action against the EU’s 2030 climate targets
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe submit final written arguments in a fast-tracked climate case.


Aug 22, 2024
Joint Statement: 50 Days of a Labour Government and arms sales to Israel continue unabated
50 days of inexcusable delays. 50 days of complicity. 50 days of impunity for Israel’s crimes.


Aug 21, 2024
New testimonies obtained in Gaza reveal Israel’s systematic torture of Palestinians undermining assurances to UK government.
Evidence of ‘depraved’ Israeli war crimes grow as lawyers call on UK government to halt arms sales ahead of court hearing.

Jul 10, 2024
Joint Letter: Rights organisations demand new Labour government end UK complicity in Israel’s atrocity crimes
Expert rights organisations have signed a joint call on the new UK government to fulfil their legal obligations to uphold international law.

Jun 27, 2024
Decision overturned. ‘Watershed’ ruling confirms that UK companies trading in forced labour goods risk prosecution
27.06.24: Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) have won in the Court of Appeal, which ruled that the UK Na

Jun 27, 2024
Game-changing legal victory for World Uyghur Congress
This. Is. Huge. We have resoundingly won our appeal with World Uyghur Congress against the National Crime Agency (NCA.
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