Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem

A/RES/57/127View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 77 Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, published in 2003.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2003

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2003	A/58/156	Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/127

What subjects does this mandate have?

16 subjects

Civilian Persons Destruction of Property Displaced Persons Extralegal Executions Freedom of Movement Human Rights Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Israel Jenin (West Bank)Jerusalem Palestine Question Palestinians Refugee Camps Territories Occupied by Israel Violence

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Determines that all measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in violation of the relevant provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,5 and contrary to the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, are illegal and have no validity;

Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 19495 and cease immediately all measures and actions taken in violation of the Convention, including extrajudiciary executions;

Condemns all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction, especially the excessive use of force by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians, resulting in extensive loss of life, vast numbers of injuries and massive destruction;

Also condemns the recent events that have occurred in the Jenin refugee camp, including the loss of life, injury, destruction and displacement inflicted on many of its civilian inhabitants;

Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, cease all practices and actions that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people;

Stresses the need to preserve the territorial integrity of all the Occupied Palestinian Territory and to guarantee the freedom of movement of persons and goods within the Palestinian territory, including the removal of restrictions on movement into and from East Jerusalem, and the freedom of movement to and from the outside world;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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