A/RES/58/96 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 December 2003 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 84 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 2003 [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/58/473 and Corr.1)] 58/96. Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Guided also by international humanitarian law, in particular the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 1 as well as international standards of human rights, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2 and the International Covenants on Human Rights, 3 Recalling its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 2443 (XXIII) of 19 December 1968 and 57/124 of 11 December 2002, and the relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights, Recalling also relevant resolutions of the Security Council, Convinced that occupation itself represents a gross and grave violation of human rights, Gravely concerned about the continuation of the tragic events that have taken place since 28 September 2000, including the excessive use of force by the Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries, Having considered the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories 4 and the relevant reports of the Secretary-General, 5 _______________ 1 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973. Resolution 217 A (III). 3 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 4 A/58/311. 5 A/58/155, A/58/156, A/58/263, A/58/264 and A/58/310. 2 03 45867