UN adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian human rights violations
Summary
The UN human rights office has added 61 more companies to a list of businesses accused of violating Palestinian human rights by working with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The list now includes 214 companies, mostly from Israel, and aims to highlight firms involved in these activities, though it has no legal power to force actions.Key Facts
- The UN added 61 companies to a blacklist related to alleged human rights violations in Israeli settlements.
- The total number of companies on the list is now 214, based in 11 countries, mostly Israeli.
- Five companies were removed from the list in this update.
- The blacklist started in 2020 after a UN Human Rights Council vote.
- The list aims to identify companies linked to settlements but cannot enforce penalties.
- Israel rejects the blacklist, calling it unfair and saying the companies did nothing wrong.
- The UN informed the companies before adding them and allowed them to respond.
- Recently, Britain banned trade with Israeli settlements, and France and Canada plan similar steps.
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