ICCPR Recommendations 2024, paragraph 13
Plain English recommendation
Government should:
Investigate, prosecute and issue sanctions as necessary for all violations by British officials and armed forces, including overseas. There should be no time limit for this. This includes repealing or amending the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021.
Original UN recommendation
The State party should take legislative and other steps to ensure that all violations committed by British officials and members of the armed forces, including those committed overseas, are investigated, prosecuted as appropriate and duly sanctioned without a time limitation, including by repealing or amending the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021.
Date of UN examination
03/05/2024
Original UN document
Download the original ICCPR concluding observations 2024 on the UN website.
Last updated on 09/04/2025