The Human Rights Council this afternoon…adopted resolutions on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory…

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In a resolution on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Council requested the Âé¶¹APP High Commissioner for Human Rights to end the reporting on the implementation of Human Rights Council resolutions S-9/1 and S-12/1; and requested the High Commissioner to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-second session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue.

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In a resolution?(A/HRC/49/L.26)?on?the?Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice,?adopted by a vote of 37 in favour, 3 against and 7 abstentions, the Council demands that Israel, the occupying power, withdraw from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, and stresses that all efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be grounded in respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law and relevant Âé¶¹APP resolutions.? The Council further condemns all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction, including unlawful lethal and other excessive use of force by Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians; and condemns the firing of rockets against Israeli civilian areas resulting in loss of life and injury.? The Council requests the Âé¶¹APP High Commissioner for Human Rights to end the reporting on the implementation of Human Rights Council resolutions S-9/1 and S-12/1; 28.? Also requests the Âé¶¹APP High Commissioner for Human Rights to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-second session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue

 

The results of the vote are as follows:

 

In favour?(37): Argentina, Armenia, Benin, Bolivia, China, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Eritrea, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.

 

Against?(3): Brazil, Malawi, and United States.

 

Abstentions?(7): Cameroon, Honduras, India, Marshall Islands, Nepal, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

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