Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories

A/RES/3525(XXX)[A]View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 52 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories, published in 1976.

What else is in this group?

99 documents · 1971–1990

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1990).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1990	A/RES/44/48	Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories resolutions	2,136	–
1990	A/RES/44/48G	Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories resolutions	—	–
1990	A/RES/44/48F	Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories resolutions	—	–
1990	A/RES/44/48E	Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories resolutions	—	–
1990	A/RES/44/48D	Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories resolutions	—	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Annexation of Territory Arrest Cultural Property Deportation Destruction of Property Detention Displaced Persons Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Information Dissemination Israel Land Acquisition Middle East Situation Natural Resources Religious Intolerance Settlement Policy Territories Occupied by Israel

What’s in this document?

33 operative paragraphs

A/RES/3525(XXX) [A]

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Commends the Special Committee to Investigate Israelí Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories for its efforts in performing the tasks assigned to it by the General Assembly;

Deplores the continued refusal by Israel to allow the Special Committee access to the occupied territories;

Calls again upan Israel to allow the Special Committee access to the occupied territories;

Deplores the continued and persistent violation by Israel of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and other applicable intemational instruments;

Condemns, in particular, the following Israelí policies and practices:

The annexation of parts of the occupied territories;

( b) The establishment of Israeli settlements therein and the transfer of an alien population thereto;

The destruction and demolition of Arab houses;

The confiscation and expropriation of Arab property in the occupied territories and ali other tr~nsactions for the acquisition of land involving the Israeli authorities, imtitutions or nationals on the one hand, and the inhabitants or institutions of the occupied territories on the other;

The evacuation, deportation, expulsion, displacement and transfer of Arab inhabitants of the occupied territories, and the denial of their right to retum;

Mass arrests, administrative detention and illtreatment of the Arab population;

The pillaging of archaeological and cultural property;

( h) The interference with religious freedoms and practices, as well as family rights and customs;

13 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973, p. 287.

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The illegal exploitation of the natural wealth, resources and population of the occupied territories;

Declares that those policies and practices of Israel constitute grave violations of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular the principies of sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the principies and provisions of international law concerning occupation, and constitute as well an impediment to the establishment of a just and lasting peace;

Reaffinns that ali measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composition. institutional structure or status of the occupied territories, or any part thereof, are null and void;

Reaffirms jurther that Israel's policy of se:ttling parts of its population and new immigrants in the occupied tcrritories is a flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and of the relevant United Nations resolutions, and urges all States to refrain from any action which Israel will exploit in carrying out its policy of colonizing the occupied territories;

Demands that Israel desist forthwith from the annexation and colonization of the occupied Arab territories as well as from all the policies and practices referred to in paragraph 5 above;

Reiterates its call upon aH States, international organizations and specialized agencies not to recognize any changcs carried out by Israel in the occupied territories and to avoid actions, including actions in the field of aid, which might be used by Israel in its pursuit of the policies and practices referred to in the present resolution;

Requests the Special Committec, pending the early termination of the Israelí occupation, to continue to investigate Israelí policies and practices in the Arab territorics occupied by Israel since 1967, to consult, as appropriatc, with the International Committee of the Red Cros!- in order to ensure the safeguarding of thc wclfare and human rights of the population of the occupied territories. and to rcport to the Secretary-General as soon as possible and whenever the need arises thcrcaftcr;

Requests the Sccretary-General:

To render all nccessary facilities to the Special Committee, including those rcquired for its visits to the occupied territories with a view to investigating Israeli policies and practices rcferred to Í!l thc present rcsolution;

To make availablc additional stafl as may be necessary to assist the Special Committcc in the performance of its tasks;

To ensure the widest circulation of the reports of the Special Committce, and of information rcgarding its activities and findings, by ali means availablc through the Office of Public Information of the Sccretariat;

To report to the General Assembly at its thirtyfirst session on the tasks entrusted to him;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-first session the ítem entitled "Report of the Special Committee to Investigatc Israelí Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories".

:!44 l st plenary meeti11,: General Auembly-Thirtieth Seuion

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Recalling its resolutions 3092 A (XXVIII) of 7 December 1973 and 3240 B (XXJX) of 29 November 1974,

Considering that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from the Charter of. the U!llted Nations and other instruments and rules of mternatmnal law is among the basic purposes and principies of the United Nations,

Bearing in mind the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Prorection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,13 Noti11g that Israel and those Arab States whose territories have been occupied by Israel since June 1967 are parties to that Convention,

Taking into account thait States parties to that Convention undertake, in accordance with article 1 thereof, not only to respect but also to ensure respect for the Convention in ali circumstances,

Rea/firms that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, is applicable to all the Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem;

Deplores the failure of Israel to acknowledge the applicability of that Convention to the territories it has occupied since 1967;

Calls once more upon Israel to acknowledge and to comply with the provisions of that Convention in ali the Arab territories it has occupied since 1967, including J erusalem;

Urges ali States parties to that Convention to exert all efforts in arder to ensure respect for and compliance with the provisions thereof in ali the Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem.

:!441 st plenary meeting l 5 December 1975

e The General Assembly.

Recalling its resolution 3240 C (XXIX) of 29 November 1974,

Having considered the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israelí Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories, 14 in particular section V thereof conceming action by the Special Committee to implement the provisions of paragraph 3 of resolution 3240 C (XXIX),

Noting that the Special Committee was not able to submit to the General Assembly at its current scssion a full report in accordance with the request made in paragraph 3 of resolution 3240 C (XXIX),

Requests the Special Committee to lnvestigate Israelí Practices Aflecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories to continue its efforts to undertake a survey of the destruction in Quneitra and to assess the nature, extent and value of the damage ca'used by such destruction;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to make available to the Special Committee ali the facilities necessary in the performance of its tasks and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session.

:!441 st plenary meetinR

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Recalling its resolutions 2253 (ES-V) of 4 July 1967, 2254 (ES-V) of 14 July 1967 and 3240 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974 and Security Council resolutions 252 (1968) of 21 May 1968, 267 (1969) of 3 July 1969, 271 (1969) of 15 September 1969 and 298 ( 1971) of 25 September 1971,

T aking note of the information contained in the report _of the S~ial Committee to Investigate Israeli ~raot1ces Aflectmg the Human Rights of the Population of ,the Occupied Territories, 14

Noting with concern the actions of the Israeli autho1;ities in c~~nging the institutional structure and estabhs~e~ rehg1ou~ practices in the sanctuary of Al- . Ibrahim1 Mosque m the city of Al-Khalil,

_Considering that these actions constitute grave violations of human rights and religious freedom and of the norms of intemational law, in particular article 27 of th~ . ~eneva Conv~ntion relative to the Protection of Cmhan Persons 10 Time of War of 12 August 1949, 13 Reeolutiom adopt.ed on the reporte of the Special Politiea,I Commlttee

Considering also that these violations of established religious rights are a challenge to the susceptibilities of hundreds of millions of Moslems all ovér the world,

Consideriug furthermore that these violations, which have already cau&'Cd civil and religious disturbances, constitute a new threat to peace and security in the area,

Declares ali measures taken by the Israeli authorities with a view to changing the institutional sitructure and established religious practices in the sanctuary of Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Al-Khalil null and void;

Calls upon Israel to rescind and to desist forthwith from all such measures; . 3 .. Requests the S~c~etary-General to investigare the s1tu~tion m Al-Ibrah1m1 Mosque by contacting the Islam1c, Arab and other authorities concemed and to report as soon as possible on the implementation of paragraph 2 above;

Calls upon Israel to co-operate with the Secretary-General and to facilita-te his task.

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