United Nations General Assembly A/RES/57/124 Distr.: General 24 February 2003 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 77 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/57/521)] 57/124. 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 56/59 of 10 December 2001, 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 occurred 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 reports 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 See A/57/207 and A/57/421. 5 A/57/314–318. 2 02 54605