  {"id":187798,"date":"2006-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=187798"},"modified":"2020-01-08T18:36:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T23:36:14","slug":"auto-insert-187798","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-187798\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights situation in the OPT\/Fact-finding mission &#8211; Report on HRC first special session &#8211; Organization of work\/Action taken (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>REPORT ON THE FIRST SPECIAL SESSION <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Musa Burayzat (Jordan)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;padding-top:12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr height=\"1px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>I. DRAFT DECISION RECOMMENDED TO THE<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR APPROVAL<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The General Assembly, taking note of Human Rights Council resolution S-1\/Res.1 of 6 July 2006, endorses the Council&#8217;s decision to dispatch an urgent fact-finding mission headed by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>II. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>S-1\/Res.1.<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<i>The Human Rights Council <\/i>,<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Guided<\/i>&nbsp;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<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Affirming<\/i>&nbsp;the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civil Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to other occupied Arab territories, <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Expressing deep concern <\/i>at the breaches by Israel, the occupying Power, of international humanitarian law and human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the arbitrary arrest of Palestinian ministers, members of the Palestinian Legislative Council and other officials, as well as the arbitrary arrest of other civilians, the military attacks against Palestinian ministries, including the office of the Premier, and the destruction of Palestinian infrastructure, including water networks, power plants and bridges, <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:9px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">1.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Expresses grave concern <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">at the violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people caused by the Israeli occupation, including the current extensive Israeli military operations against Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:9px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">2.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Demands <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">that<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Israel, the occupying Power, end its military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, abide scrupulously by the provisions of international humanitarian law and human rights law, and refrain from imposing collective punishment on Palestinian civilians; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:9px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">3.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Expresses grave concern <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">at<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">the detrimental impact of the current Israeli military operation on the already deteriorating humanitarian conditions of the Palestinian people; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:9px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">4.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Urges <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Israel, the occupying Power, to immediately release the arrested Palestinian ministers, members of the Palestinian Legislative Council and other officials, as well as all other arrested Palestinian civilians; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:9px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">5.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Urges <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">all concerned parties to respect the rules of international humanitarian law, to refrain from violence against the civilian population and to treat under all circumstances all detained combatants and civilians in accordance with the Geneva Conventions; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:9px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">6.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Decides<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;to dispatch an urgent fact-finding mission headed by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:9px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">7.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Calls <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">for<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">a negotiated solution to the current crisis.<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>2nd meeting<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>&nbsp;6 July 2006<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Adopted by a recorded vote of 29 to 11,<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">with 5 abstentions]<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr height=\"1px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>III. ORGANIZATION OF WORK OF THE SPECIAL SESSION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to paragraph 10 of General Assembly resolution 60\/251, of 15 March 2006, the Human Rights Council &#8220;shall be able to hold special sessions, when needed, at the request of a member of the Council with the support of one third of the membership of the Council&#8221;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:11px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By a letter dated 30 June 2006, addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, requested that a special session of the Council be convened immediately &#8220;to consider the latest escalation of the situation in the Palestinian and other occupied Arab territories&#8221; (see document <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/0D1D2A0A5ABC8FC1852571C70051A7E9.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">A\/HRC\/S-1\/1<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">). The letter was received by the President, on the same day, following the closure of the first session of the Council. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The letter was accompanied by signatures in support of the above-mentioned request from the following 21 States members of the Council: Algeria; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Brazil; China; Cuba; Gabon; India; Indonesia; Jordan; Malaysia; Mali; Morocco; Pakistan; Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; South Africa; Sri Lanka; and Tunisia. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As more than one third of the membership supported the above-mentioned request, the President, following consultations with the Bureau, decided to convene a special session of the Council from 5 to 6 July 2006. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>E. Resolution and documentation<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resolution S-1\/Res.1, adopted by the Commission at its first special session, is reproduced in chapter II of the present report. A draft decision for approval by the General Assembly is set out in chapter I. <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Annex I to the present report contains statement regarding the administrative and programme budget implications of resolution S-1\/Res.1. <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Annex II contains the list of documents issued for the special session.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>F. Statements<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the 1st meeting, on 5 July 2006, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Mr. John Dugard, made a statement. <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the same meeting, statements were made by the following:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i>&nbsp;Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States); Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Brazil; Canada; China; Cuba; Finland (on behalf of the European Union); France; India; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Mali; Morocco; Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference); Russian Federation; Senegal; South Africa; Saudi Arabia; Switzerland; Tunisia (on behalf of the Group of Arab States); Uruguay; and Zambia; <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i>&nbsp;Representatives of concerned countries or parties: Israel; Lebanon; Palestine; and Syrian Arab Republic; <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i>&nbsp;Representatives of observer States of the Council: Australia; Chile; Colombia; Egypt; Iran (Islamic Republic of); Kuwait; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Qatar; Sudan; United Arab Emirates; United States of America; and Yemen; and <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i>&nbsp;Observers for intergovernmental organizations: League of Arab States. <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan moved, under rule 117 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, to close the debate on the item under discussion in order to begin consideration of draft resolution A\/HRC\/S-1\/L.1. The motion was accepted by the Council and the President subsequently declared the closure of the debate. <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>G. Action on draft resolution A\/HRC\/S-1\/L.1<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:11px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the 1st meeting, on 5 July 2006, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) introduced draft resolution A\/HRC\/S-1\/L.1, sponsored by Algeria, Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\"><strong><sup>*<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Saudi Arabia, Sudan <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, Syrian Arab Republic<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;, Tunisia (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), and United Arab Emirates <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;. Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>* <\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, Djibouti, Guinea<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, Iran (Islamic Republic of) <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;, Iraq<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;, Mali, Senegal, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><sup>*<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;subsequently joined the sponsors.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">18.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) orally revised the draft resolution by replacing operative paragraph 5 with the following: &#8220;Decides to dispatch an urgent fact-finding mission headed by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967&#8221;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the same meeting, the representative of Switzerland orally amended the draft resolution by proposing the insertion of three new paragraphs following operative paragraph 4 to read as follows: <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>&#8220;New operative paragraph 4 bis: <\/i>Urges all Palestinian armed groups to respect the rules of international humanitarian law; <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>&#8220;New operative paragraph 4 ter:<\/i>&nbsp;Urges also all Palestinian armed groups to refrain from violence against the civilian population; <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>&#8220;New operative paragraph 4 quater: <\/i>Urges those who detain the Israeli soldier to treat him humanely, in all circumstances, in conformity with the Geneva Conventions.&#8221; <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">20.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the 2nd meeting, on 6 July 2006, the representative of Switzerland withdrew the proposed insertion of new operative paragraph 4 <i>quater<\/i>.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">21.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) orally amended the amendment proposed by Switzerland by modifying new operative paragraphs 4 <i>bis <\/i>and<i>&nbsp;ter<\/i>&nbsp;to read as follows: &#8220;Urges all concerned parties to respect the rules of international humanitarian law, to refrain from violence against the civilian population and to treat under all circumstances all detained combatants and civilians in accordance with the Geneva Conventions&#8221;. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">22.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statements in explanation of vote before the vote on the amendment proposed by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) were made by the representatives of Canada, Cuba, Finland (on behalf of the members of the European Union that are States members of the Council and Romania), and the Russian Federation. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">23.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the request of the representative of Switzerland, a recorded vote was taken on the amendment proposed by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), which was adopted by 28 votes to 0, with 17 abstentions. The voting was as follows: <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>In favour<\/i>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Against<\/i>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Abstaining<\/i>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cameroon, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Japan, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">24.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the same meeting, statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the observers for Israel and Palestine. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:11px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">25.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/#bmk6\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:9px;font-size:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong><sup><u>3<\/u><\/sup><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:6pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong><sup>&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">of the draft resolution.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">26.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statements in explanation of vote before the vote were made by the representatives of Canada, China, Ecuador, Finland (on behalf of the members of the European Union that are States members of the Council and Romania), Guatemala, Peru, the Philippines and Switzerland. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">27.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the request of the representative of Finland (on behalf of the members of the European Union that are States members of the Council and Romania), a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution, as orally amended and revised, which was adopted by 29 votes to 11, with 5 abstentions. The voting was as follows: <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>In favour<\/i>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South&nbsp;&nbsp;Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Against<\/i>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Abstaining<\/i>:&nbsp;&nbsp;Cameroon, Mexico, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Switzerland.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">28.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statements in explanation of vote after the vote were made by the representatives of Brazil (also on behalf of Argentina and Uruguay), Japan and Mexico. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">29.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After the adoption of the resolution, a statement was made by the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference). <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:11px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">30.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the text of the resolution as adopted, see chapter II, resolution S-1\/Res.1. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr height=\"1px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>ANNEX I<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Administrative and programme budget implications of resolution S-1\/Res.1.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:11px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">PBI Statement <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">1.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">This oral statement is made in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">2.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Under operative paragraph 5 of this draft resolution, the Council would decide to dispatch an urgent fact-finding mission headed by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) to the OPT. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">3.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The activities envisaged under operative paragraph 5 of the draft resolution, if adopted, would consist of: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:60px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">a.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">One mission of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, accompanied by four OHCHR staff and two Security Officers to support the mission; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:60px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">b.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Submission of the report by the Special Rapporteur to the Council.<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">4.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The estimated costs for the year 2006 under Section 23, Human Rights, would amount to US$ 27,300. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">5.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">No provisions have been made under programme budget 2006-2007 for the above activities. It is anticipated, however, that the costs could be absorbed within overall resources included in the programme budget for this biennium under Section 23, Human Rights. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"1px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Annex II<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>List of documents issued for the first special session of the <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Human Rights Council<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Documents issued in the general series<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Symbol<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">A\/HRC\/S-1\/1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Letter dated 30 June 2006 from the Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, address to the President of the Human Rights Council <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">A\/HRC\/S-1\/2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Contribution of the World Bank to the Special Session on the human rights situation in the Palestinian and other occupied Arab territories <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Documents issued in the limited series<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">A\/HRC\/S-1\/L.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: draft resolution <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Documents issued in the non-governmental organizations series<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">A\/HRC\/S-1\/NGO\/1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Written statement submitted by amnesty International, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">A\/HRC\/S-1\/NGO\/2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, 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serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">A\/HRC\/S-1\/NGO\/4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"54%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Joint written statement submitted by the Association for World Education and the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), non-governmental 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serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Written statement submitted by the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IAJLJ), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">A\/HRC\/S-1\/NGO\/6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"12%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p 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