Sanctions Request Against Netanyahu Filed by UK Lawyers, Rights Group

Human rights group applies for UK sanctions on Netanyahu

A UK human rights group has formally applied to the government for sanctions against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for “incitement to commit genocide”. Lawyers for the Arab Organisation for Human Rights UK (AOHRUK) have lodged the application with the Foreign Office today, 20 January 2026. In it, AOHRUK demands financial sanctions and a travel ban on Netanyahu, a wanted war criminal and the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Cri…

Lawyers seek UK sanctions against Netanyahu over Gaza war

A UK-based Arab human rights organisation has formally requested that the British government impose sanctions on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what it says is the first attempt to target a sitting Israeli leader under the UK's Global Human Rights Sanctions regime. The request was submitted to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) last Wednesday by law firm Deighton Pierce Glynn on behalf of the Arab Organisation…

Sanctions request against Netanyahu filed by UK lawyers, rights group

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights UK (AOHR UK) calls for targeted financial and travel sanctions.

Bid for UK sanctions against Benjamin Netanyahu in 'UK first'

LEGAL documents have been filed with the UK Government calling for sanctions against Benjamin Netanyahu.