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Vendredi, 8 octobre 2010 - 10h05 AM

Friday 8 October 2010

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Lobby your MP – Britain must not become a safe haven for war criminals

Following the issuing of an arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni last December, and the threat of arrest warrants against other Israelis accused of war crimes, the Conservative government responded to Israeli government pressure and made an election pledge to change the law on Universal Jurisdiction.

In July, the Ministry of Justice announced that proposals would be brought forward to change the current legislation to give the Director of Public Prosecutions power over issuing private arrest warrants against alleged international criminals who visit Britain.

Currently, for a magistrate to issue an arrest warrants, serious evidence must be presented against the person concerned. The proposed change adds a political dimension to a legal decision and introduces a source of delay when urgent action may be required to stop a suspect escaping justice. Britain has a duty to seek out and prosecute those responsible for war crimes – tell your MP not to allow Britain to become a safe haven for war criminals.

There are two things you can do today:
1.Check if your MP has signed EDM 108 Law and Human Rights – if not, ask them to*
2.Arrange a meeting with your MP in your constituency at their next surgery in October – find out who your MP is and how to contact them via: http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/ (Look out for a briefing paper on our website next week).
*note: parliamentary convention means ministers do not sign EDM’s.


Siege breaking convoy to Gaza gets ready to set sail…

The Viva Palestina convoy to Gaza has arrived in Lathakia, Syria – and is preparing to set sail past the point in the Mediterranean where the Israeli army attacked, murdered, and maimed passengers on the Mavi Marmara – as it heads towards the Egyptian port of Al-Arish to continue its land journey to the Rafah border in Gaza.

Keep visiting our ‘PSC to Gaza’ blog for updates, pictures, and tweets from the road.


BDS - ACTION ALERT: French activists ‘charged’ for boycott action

In a crackdown against French BDS activists, following pressure from pro-Israeli groups, five members of group ‘Boycott 68’ will appear in court on October 13th charged with “incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence” after distributing leaflets asking shoppers to boycott Israeli products.

The activists have been charged for actions that PSC members do on a regular basis – informing the public on the Palestinian call to boycott Israeli goods - and the case may have serious implications on political freedoms in France and Europe. The actions of the French state, in effect, amount to supporting Israel’s violation of international law.

Action: Contact the French ambassador and send messages of support to the French activists

PSC is calling on everyone to take action by emailing the French ambassador Maurice Gouraut-Montagne in Britain demanding that these charges be dropped and that France must uphold principles of freedom and civil rights.

Contact the French Embassy in London:
Phone: 020 7073 1000
Write: 58 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7JT
Email: Presse.LONDRES-AMBA@diplomatie.gouv.fr

2.Send messages of support to the French activists:
campagnebdsfrance@yahoo.fr (please cc: info@palestinecampaign.org too)

For suggestions of content in your correspondence with the French embassy and for more information about the case visit the BNC website.