A/HRC/8/18 page 2 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1-4 3 II. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................... 5 - 12 3 A. Context ........................................................................................ 5 3 B. Freedom of religion or belief under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ....................................... 6-8 4 C. Cultural rights under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ........................................ 9 5 D. Protection of religious freedom under the Fourth Geneva Convention ..................................................................... 10 5 E. Applicability of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Fourth Geneva Convention with regard to actions by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory ......................................... 11 - 12 6 PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTION 6/19 .......................................................................... 13 - 57 7 A. Observance of religious rights by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory ................................................................... 13 - 46 7 B. Observance of cultural rights by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory ................................................................... 47 - 57 16 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................... 58 - 62 18 III. IV.