Petitions and Open Letters
Live campaigns calling for action through petitions, open letters, and direct communication with decision-makers.
Hands off our health workers!
Calling on the government to scrap its plan to silence NHS workers over Palestine and ban Palestine symbols across the health service.
Hands Off campaignLetter to UN Global Compact: Remove Teva Pharmaceuticals
Demanding the removal of Israel’s largest company from the UN’s list of responsible corporate participants.
TEVA campaignStop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners
UK Parliament petition urging the Israeli government to withdraw legislation permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners.
Prisoner solidarityResource Library
Articles, papers, reports, and guides on health, human rights, and Palestinian solidarity in the medical sector.
Expressing Solidarity with Palestine: A Guide for Healthcare Workers
British Islamic Medical Association guide for health workers navigating solidarity in the workplace.
BIMADoctors’ freedom of speech must be protected from punitive scrutiny
BMJ article on the chilling effect of regulatory action against doctors who publicly speak about Palestine.
BMJViolent deaths in Gaza 35% higher than Gaza MOH figures
Lancet Global Health study finding the death toll in Gaza is significantly higher than official Ministry of Health reporting.
The Lancet Global HealthIsrael: prison doctors and complicity in torture and ill-treatment
IFHHRO analysis of medical complicity in the abuse of Palestinian prisoners. Includes pointer to the PHR-Israel report below.
IFHHRODoctoring the Evidence — Abandoning the Victim
Physicians for Human Rights – Israel report documenting medical complicity in torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees.
PHR-IsraelHealth Sovereignty in Palestine — interview with Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta
Conversation between Mary Turfah and Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta on health sovereignty, the destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system, and the path forward.
Protean MagazineTorture and Genocide in Palestine — Francesca Albanese
UN Special Rapporteur report on torture and genocide. Full PDF linked at the foot of the summary page.
UN OHCHRAllied Health Organisations
Other health solidarity groups in Britain and internationally working in support of Palestinian health rights.
Health Workers 4 Palestine — UK groups
Listing of UK-based health solidarity groups will be added here as the network is mapped. Contact us at globalhealthbds@proton.me if your group should be included.
International health solidarity organisations
Includes Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR-Israel), International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations (IFHHRO), and partner groups across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Full directory in development.
Materials from Previous Campaigns
Templates, letters, and materials from closed campaigns. Useful as references for future organising.
Healthcare Professionals Open Letter to David Lammy
Closed campaign. Original open letter calling for action on Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli and UK detention facilities.