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Genocide prevention watchdog slams EHRC’s transphobic code with searing response

Post author:Grace
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:23 June 2026

On 20 June, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security issued a statement condemning the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) anti-trans Code of Practice, which is currently up for parliamentary scrutiny. For those unfamiliar, the Lemkin Institute is a multinational, non-governmental organisation which monitors for signs of genocide around the world. It was named for Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who coined the term ‘genocide’, and campaigned to instate the UN’s convention on the crime. In the past year, the institute has issued red flag warnings for Israel’s genocidal actions in Palestine and Lebanon, Trump’s threats against…

ICJP issues Serious Crime Prevention Order letter to Met over Great Israeli Real Estate event

Post author:The Canary
Post published:12 June 2026
Post last modified:13 June 2026

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), in collaboration with the European Legal Support Center (ELSC) and Public Interest Law Centre (PILC), has written to the Metropolitan police asking them to assess the legal issues in relation to a London edition of the Great Israeli Real Estate event under the Serious Crime Act and if appropriate apply for a Serious Crime Prevention Order on 14 June. ICJP previously issued a letter to the Met calling for an immediate investigation into the legality of the event and those associated with the event under UK domestic law, providing the Met with an…