{"id":180613,"date":"2011-03-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=180613"},"modified":"2019-03-11T21:03:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:03:09","slug":"auto-insert-180613","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-180613\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights situation in Palestine and other OATsGrave violations by Israel – HRC 16th session – Draft resolution (adopted)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Algeria<\/strong><\/span>*<\/sup><\/span>, Bolivia (Plurinational State of)<\/strong><\/span>*<\/sup><\/span>, Cuba, Iraq<\/strong><\/span>*<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>(on behalf of the Arab Group), Nicaragua<\/strong><\/span>*<\/sup><\/span>, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Conference), Palestine<\/strong><\/span>, Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/span>*<\/sup><\/span>, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)<\/strong><\/span>*<\/sup><\/span>: draft resolution <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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16\/<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The grave violations by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The Human Rights Council<\/i>,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guided <\/i>by the principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Human Rights,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Considering <\/i>that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from the Charter and other instruments and rules of the international law is among the basic purposes and principles of the United Nations,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Affirming <\/i>the responsibility of the International community to promote human rights and ensure respect for international law, <\/p><\/div>\n

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Acknowledging <\/i>that peace, security, development and human rights are the pillars of the United Nations system,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Affirming <\/i><\/span>the applicability of the<\/span> fourth Geneva Convention<\/a> relative to the protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Recalling <\/i>the obligations of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention and reaffirming that each High Contracting Party to the Fourth Geneva Convention is under the obligation to respect and ensure respect of their obligations arising from that Convention, in all circumstances,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Affirming <\/i>the applicability of international human rights law to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, <\/p><\/div>\n

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Emphasizing <\/i>that international human rights law and international humanitarian law are complementary and mutually reinforcing,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guided <\/i>by the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the inadmissibility of the acquisition of land by the use of force, as enshrined in the Charter,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Stressing <\/i>that the right to life constitutes the most fundamental of all human rights,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Deeply concerned <\/i>at the illegal actions by Israel undermining the sanctity and inviolability of religious sites in the occupied Palestinian territories, in particular in and around the holy city of Jerusalem,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Expressing serious concern <\/i>at the lack of implementation by the occupying Power, Israel, of the resolutions and recommendations of the Security council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council relating to the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Condemning <\/i>all forms of violence against civilians and deploring the loss of human lives in the context of the current situation,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recognizing <\/i>that the continuous Israeli military attacks and operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have caused severe violations of international humanitarian law and of the human rights of the Palestinian people therein, and undermine international efforts towards achieving a just and lasting peace in the region based on the two-States solution,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recognizing also <\/i>that the Israeli siege imposed on the occupied Gaza Strip, including the closure of border crossings, constitutes collective punishment and leads to disastrous humanitarian, economic, social and environmental consequences, <\/p><\/div>\n

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1. Demands <\/i>that the occupying Power, Israel, end its occupation of the Palestinian land occupied since 1967, and that it respect its commitments within the peace process towards the establishment of the independent sovereign Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living in peace and security with all its neighbours;<\/p><\/div>\n

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2. Strongly condemns <\/i>the continuous Israeli military attacks and operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including its daily military incursions, and calls for their immediate cessation;<\/p><\/div>\n

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3. Demands <\/i>that the occupying Power, Israel, stop the targeting of civilians and halt its administrative decisions and practices that directly or indirectly coerce Palestinian citizens to leave East Jerusalem, including evictions, demolitions, forced displacements, cancelation of residence permits and the systematic destruction of the cultural heritage of the Palestinian people, in addition to the destruction of public and private properties, as laid down in the fourth Geneva Convention;<\/p><\/div>\n

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4. Condemns <\/i>the disrespect of religious and cultural rights provided for in core human rights instruments and humanitarian law by the occupying Power, Israel, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including al-Haram al Ibrahimi in Hebron and Bilal Mosque (“Tomb of Rachel”) in Bethlehem and the walls of the old city of Jerusalem, which are on its list of national heritage sites;<\/p><\/div>\n

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5. Demands <\/i>that Israel, the occupying Power, respect the religious and cultural rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in occupied East Jerusalem, as provided for in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the core international human rights instruments, the Hague Conventions and the Geneva Conventions, and that it allow Palestinian citizens and worshippers unhindered access to their properties and religious sites therein;<\/p><\/div>\n

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6. Expresses its grave concern <\/i>at the excavation of ancient tombs and removal of hundreds of human remains from part of the historic Ma'man Allah (Mamila) Cemetery in the holy city of Jerusalem in order to construct a “museum of tolerance”, and calls upon the Government of Israel to immediately desist from such illegal activities therein;<\/p><\/div>\n

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7. Demands <\/i>that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately cease all ongoing diggings and excavation works beneath and around Al-Aqsa mosque compound and other religious sites in the old city of Jerusalem, and refrain from any act that may endanger the structure or foundations or change the nature of the holy sites, both Islamic and Christian, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in and around Jerusalem;<\/p><\/div>\n

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8. Calls for <\/i>immediate international protection for the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in compliance with international human rights and humanitarian law, both applicable in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem;<\/p><\/div>\n

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9. Demands <\/i>that the occupying Power, Israel, take the necessary measures to ensure the respect of internationally recognized sport principles as enshrined in the Charter of the International Olympic Committee, particularly the free movement and circulation of Palestinian sports teams and athletes within the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including administrative staff, and in relation with the external world, and facilitate the access of internationally donated equipment and sports materials, and that it grant regional and international teams and sports figures unhindered access to the Occupied Palestinian Territory and desist from imposing illegal measures on the construction of sports facilities throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in East Jerusalem;<\/p><\/div>\n

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10. Also demands <\/i>that the occupying Power, Israel, immediately stop its illegal decisions to demolish a large number of Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem, including in the neighbourhood area of Al-Bustan in Selwan, and the evacuation of Palestinian families in Al-Sheikh Jarrah and Beit Hanina areas of East Jerusalem, which is resulting in the displacement of a large number of resident Palestinians <\/strong>of East Jerusalem;<\/p><\/div>\n

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11. Further demands <\/i>that the occupying Power, Israel, release Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including women, children and elected members of the Palestinian Legislative Council;<\/p><\/div>\n

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12. Calls upon <\/i>the occupying Power, Israel, to lift checkpoints and open all crossing points and borders according to relevant international agreements;<\/p><\/div>\n

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13. Demands <\/i>that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately lift the siege imposed on the occupied Gaza Strip, and that it open all borders and crossing points and allow the free access of fuel, humanitarian needs and medicine in addition to all necessary materials and equipment needed for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Gaza, as agreed upon at the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 2 March 2009;<\/p><\/div>\n

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14. Decides <\/i>to continue the consideration of this question at its nineteenth session.<\/p><\/div>\n

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* <\/sup><\/span>Non-Member State of the Human Rights Council.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Algeria*, Bolivia (Plurinational State of)*, Cuba, Iraq* (on behalf of the Arab Group), Nicaragua*, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Conference), Palestine, Sri Lanka*, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)*: draft resolution 16\/ The grave violations by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem The Human Rights Council, Guided by the principles and objectives […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[2965],"document-source":[1365,1602],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[2849,5358,2005,2401,2029,1741,1961,1805,1797,2285,2137],"entity":[1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-180613","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-draft-resolution","document-source-general-assembly","document-source-human-rights-council","document-subject-annexation","document-subject-ClosuresCurfewsBlockades","document-subject-gaza-strip","document-subject-holy-places","document-subject-house-demolitions","document-subject-human-rights-and-international-humanitarian-law","document-subject-jerusalem","document-subject-occupation","document-subject-peace-process","document-subject-prisoners-and-detainees","document-subject-settlements","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/180613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/180613\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=180613"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=180613"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=180613"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=180613"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=180613"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=180613"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=180613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}