Ensuring Accountability and Justice for All Violations of International Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 7Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, published in 2017.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2015–2020

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/43/3

2020A/HRC/RES/43/3Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East JerusalemLatestCompare with previous version
2019A/HRC/RES/40/13Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East JerusalemCompare with previous version
2018A/HRC/RES/37/37Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East JerusalemCompare with previous version
2017A/HRC/RES/34/28Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East JerusalemCompare with previous version
2016A/HRC/RES/31/35Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East JerusalemCompare with previous version

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11 topics

Accountability Administration of Justice Commissions of Inquiry East Jerusalem (State of Palestine)Fact-Finding Missions Gaza Strip Human Rights Violations International Law International Obligations Palestinians Territories Occupied by Israel

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11 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict;1

Calls upon all duty bearers and United Nations bodies to pursue the implementation of the recommendations contained in the reports of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, the United Nations independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, in accordance with their respective mandates;

Notes the importance of the work of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, the United Nations independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, and the information collected regarding grave violations in support of future accountability efforts, in particular information on alleged perpetrators of violations of international law;

Emphasizes the need to ensure that all those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law are held to account, through appropriate, fair and independent national or international criminal justice mechanisms, and to ensure the provision of effective remedy to all victims, including full reparations, and stresses the need to pursue practical steps towards these goals to ensure justice for all victims and to contribute to the prevention of future violations;

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 should ensure credible and comprehensive accountability for all violations of international law in order to bring about sustainable peace;

Calls upon the parties concerned to cooperate fully with the preliminary examination of the International Criminal Court and with any subsequent investigation that may be opened;

Denounces all acts of intimidation and threats directed at civil society actors and human rights defenders involved in documenting and countering violations of international law and impunity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and calls upon all States to ensure their protection;

Calls upon all States to promote compliance with international law, and all High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to respect, and to ensure respect for, international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions, and to fulfil their obligations under articles 146, 147 and 148 of the said Convention with regard to penal sanctions, grave breaches and the responsibilities of the High Contracting Parties, including by ensuring that they do not become involved in internationally unlawful conduct;

Recommends that the General Assembly remain apprised of the matter until it is satisfied that appropriate action with regard to implementing the recommendations made by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict in its report3 has been or is being taken appropriately at the national or international levels to ensure justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh session;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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