On 29 June 2015, the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict (CoI on Gaza) presented to the Human Rights Council (HRC) the conclusions of its inquiry into violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights Law (HRL) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) in the context of the Operation "Protective Edge." Concluding that the information gathered was "pointing to serious violations" by both parties which "may amount to war crimes," the Commission called upon all duty bearers to implement all the recommendations previously made by various UN bodies, noting that their persistent lack of implementation "lies at the heart of the systematic recurrence of violations in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories."

In his last report to the Human Rights Council, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon raised cases of retaliation against persons who have cooperated with the United Nations, ranging from threats, travel bans, arbitrary detention and torture, which he says are only the "tip of the iceberg". Last May, Alkarama had provided the Secretary General with a report on the state of reprisals against human rights defenders in the Arab world.