A/HRC/RES/34/28
Recognizing the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international civil society actors and
human rights defenders in documenting and countering violations of international law in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Affirming the obligation of all parties to respect international humanitarian law and
international human rights law,
Emphasizing the importance of the safety and well-being of all civilians, and
reaffirming the obligation to ensure the protection of civilians in armed conflict,
Gravely concerned by reports regarding serious human rights violations and grave
breaches of international humanitarian law, including possible war crimes, including the
findings of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, of 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,
of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, and of the boards of
inquiry convened by the Secretary-General,
Condemning all violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law,
and appalled at the widespread and unprecedented levels of destruction, death and human
suffering caused in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation
that began in 1967, and affirming that this is necessary in order to uphold human rights and
international law,
Deploring the non-cooperation by Israel with all Human Rights Council fact-finding
missions and the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict and the
refusal to grant access to, and cooperate with, international human rights bodies and a
number of United Nations special procedures seeking to investigate alleged violations of
international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Regretting the lack of implementation of the recommendations contained in the
report of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict,1 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, which follows a pattern
of lack of implementation of recommendations made by United Nations mechanisms and
bodies,
Alarmed that long-standing systemic impunity for international law violations has
allowed for the recurrence of grave violations without consequence, and stressing the need
to ensure accountability for all violations of international humanitarian law and
international human rights law in order to end impunity, ensure justice, deter further
violations, protect civilians and promote peace,
Regretting the lack of progress in the conduct of domestic investigations in
accordance with international law standards, and aware of the existence of numerous legal,
procedural and practical obstacles in the Israeli civil and criminal legal system contributing
to the denial of access to justice for Palestinian victims and of their right to an effective
judicial remedy,
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