A/RES/73/99
Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
2.
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all measures contrary to
international law, as well as discriminatory legislation, policies and actions in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people,
including the killing and injury of civilians, the arbitrary detention and imprisonment
of civilians, the forced displacement of civilians, including attempts at forced
transfers of Bedouin communities, the destruction and confiscation of civilian
property, including home demolitions, including if carried out as collective
punishment in violation of international humanitarian law, and any obstruction of
humanitarian assistance, and that it fully respect human rights law and comply with
its legal obligations in this regard, including in accordance with relevant United
Nations resolutions;
3.
Also demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the
provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 9 and cease immediately all
measures and actions taken in violation and in breach of the Convention;
4.
Calls for urgent measures to ensure the safety and protection of the
Palestinian civilian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, in accordance with the relevant provisions of international humanitarian
law and as called for by the Security Council in its resolution 904 (1994) of
18 March 1994;
5.
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the protection of the
Palestinian civilian population, 16 notably the observations made therein, including the
possible expansion of existing protection mechanisms to prevent and deter violations,
and calls for continued efforts within the United Nations human rights framework
regarding the legal protection and safety of the Palestinian civilian population;
6.
Calls for full cooperation by Israel with the relevant special rapporteurs
and other relevant mechanisms and inquiries of the Human Rights Council, including
the facilitation of entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, for monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation therein
according to their respective mandates;
7.
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all of its settlement
activities, the construction of the wall and any other measures aimed at altering the
character, status and demographic composition of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including in and around East Jerusalem, all of which, inter alia, gravely and
detrimentally impact the human rights of the Palestinian people, and the prospects for
achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and a just,
lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
and calls for the full respect and implementation of all relevant General Assembly
and Security Council resolutions in this regard, including Security Council resolution
2334 (2016) of 23 December 2016;
8.
Calls for urgent attention to the plight and the rights, in accordance with
international law, of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails, including
those on hunger strike, calls for efforts between the two sides for the further release
of prisoners and detainees, and also calls for respect for the United Nations Standard
Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) 14 and the
United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non -custodial
Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules); 15
9.
Condemns all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation,
incitement and destruction, especially any use of force by the Israeli occupying forces
against Palestinian civilians in violation of international law, particularly in the Gaza
Strip, which have caused extensive loss of life and vast numbers of injuries, including
among children and women;
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