This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Petition Sanction Israeli individuals and businesses over treatment of Palestinians
Using the Magnitsky law (which enables perpetrators of human rights violations to be sanctioned), the UK Government should impose sanctions on Israeli individuals/businesses/companies responsible for human rights violations on the Palestinian people, in light of the recent violence in Sheikh Jarrah.
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The recent unprovoked attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and forced eviction of Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah have occurred on a background of what NGOs such as Human Rights Watch and B’Tselem call “Apartheid”.
We believe evidence of abuse is far more detailed than the reports which enabled the UK to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on Chinese officials/companies over their treatment of the Uyghur people. We therefore call upon the UK to hold Israeli individuals/businesses equally accountable.
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Sanctions and human rights abuses to be debated by MPs on Wednesday 8 December
MPs will hold a debate on Magintsky sanctions and human rights abuses on Wednesday 8 December in Westminster Hall. The debate will be led by Chris Bryant MP.
The debate will start at 4.30pm and last for up to an hour.
Watch the debate: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/54ae615a-e3ab-4f26-8faa-2074d54880f5
You'll be able to read a transcript of the debate a few hours after it happens: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-12-08
This will be a general debate. General debates allow MPs to debate important issues, however they do not end in a vote nor can they change the law.
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https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/debates/
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