{"id":15621,"date":"2025-04-10T16:19:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15621"},"modified":"2025-04-10T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:19:32","slug":"uk-lawyers-call-for-lifting-ban-on-hamas-citing-human-rights-and-international-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/10\/uk-lawyers-call-for-lifting-ban-on-hamas-citing-human-rights-and-international-law\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Lawyers Call for Lifting Ban on Hamas, Citing Human Rights and International Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-UK-based lawyers have submitted a request to the British government to lift the ban on the Palestinian group Hamas, sparking fierce criticism from opposition politicians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"447\">According to the legal request, the ban contradicts the UK\u2019s human rights obligations, as the armed movement emphasizes &#8220;the legitimacy of the Palestinian people&#8217;s struggle for independence, territorial integrity, national unity, and liberation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"613\">The UK designated Hamas&#8217;s military wing as a \u201cterrorist group\u201d in 2001. The United States and the European Union also classify Hamas as a \u201cterrorist organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10273\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10273 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"UK-based lawyers have filed a request urging the government to lift its ban on Hamas, arguing the designation violates human rights and international law.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hamas.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-224\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a014a4a1-8f7b-416d-a207-58bbe8865ee6\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"67\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">UK <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Law <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Firm <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Submits <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Request <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Lift <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Hamas <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">Ban<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_4f9by_7\">C<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"757\">In the UK, being a member of a banned organization, promoting it, or expressing support for it are among actions considered criminal offenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"827\">The Home Office said it does not comment on matters related to bans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"934\">The request was submitted Wednesday to the UK Home Office by Riverway Law, a London-based legal firm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"1128\">The request argues that the right to resist &#8220;foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle, is a moral and legitimate right explicitly protected under international law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1300\">Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,218 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1548\">In response, Israel vowed to eliminate Hamas and has since carried out military strikes and operations in the Gaza Strip, where the death toll has surpassed 50,000, mostly civilians, according to Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1643\">Riverway Law stated it received the request from senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1782\">The lawyers said in a statement on X that by banning Hamas, \u201cBritain is effectively denying Palestinians the right to defend themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10280\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10280 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"Petition to Lift UK Ban on Hamas Sparks Political Backlash Over Security Concerns\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1536x936.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-2048x1248.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-689x420.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-696x424.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1068x651.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FLX3RE-1920x1170.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-226\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d5699132-9281-48a4-99e8-362b78b145ba\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"100\">Petition to Lift UK Ban on Hamas Sparks Political Backlash Over Security Concerns<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1917\">According to the submission, the ban on Hamas is \u201cdisproportionate\u201d because the group \u201cposes no threat\u201d to British national security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2134\">The petition argues that the ban violates the UK&#8217;s human rights obligations, including those under the European Convention on Human Rights, which has become a target of the UK\u2019s political right since Brexit in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2136\" data-end=\"2306\">The request drew strong backlash from opposition politicians. Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel described Hamas as an \u201cevil terrorist organization backed by Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2465\">In a statement, Patel said, \u201cThose who campaign to lift the ban on Hamas do not understand the severity of the threats posed by this terrorist organization.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-UK-based lawyers have submitted a request to the British government to lift the ban on the Palestinian group Hamas, sparking fierce criticism from opposition politicians. 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