U.N. Human Rights Council Resolution 31/35 (2016) – Ensuring Accountability and Justice for All Violations of International Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 369-373
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
Palestinian Territory ◽  
East Jerusalem

Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem, Report of the Secretary-General, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/31/44

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-293
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Present Report ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
Palestinian Territory ◽  
The Impact ◽  
East Jerusalem

Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/27 on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. It presents the human rights situation through an analysis of how the occupation and associated measures restrict freedom of movement, and examines the impact of those restrictions on Palestinians’ enjoyment of their economic, social and cultural rights.

On Behalf of the United Nations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Falk
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Special Rapporteur ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Palestinian Territory

This chapter reflects on the role as special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), which investigated the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The chapter first provides an overview of the role and office of special rapporteur, noting that UN concerns about Israel and responses to Palestinian grievances are highly politicized within the organization, before discussing some of the characteristics that distinguish the mandate established by the HRC and made applicable to Occupied Palestine. It also explains what was accomplished in six years as special rapporteur of the HRC and details the controversies and pressures attached to that job. It shows that the “UN” comprises different layers, agendas, and interests. The chapter claims that while the United Nations secretary-general in New York permitted personal attacks against the special rapporteur, the leadership and professionals of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva strongly supported his efforts in what the chapter calls the “legitimacy war”.

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