A/HRC/2/8
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In the light of his findings and the international obligations of the parties involved in the
war, the Special Rapporteur concludes with a series of recommendations aimed at improving the
realization of the right to food of the whole Lebanese population. In particular, the Special
Rapporteur recommends that:
(a)
Violations of the right to food under international human rights and humanitarian
law should be further investigated, including to determine whether they constitute grave breaches
of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and Additional Protocol I thereto and possible
war crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
(b)
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission, established in
accordance with Additional Protocol I, should be accepted by the Government of Israel and the
Government of Lebanon to investigate violations of the right to food under international
humanitarian law;
(c)
According to international jurisprudence the Government of Israel should be held
responsible under international law for any violation of the right to food of the Lebanese civilian
population. The Government of Israel should be held responsible under international law for the
violations of the right to food of the Lebanese civilian population. Under international law, the
Government of Israel has the obligation to ensure that all victims receive adequate reparation and
compensation for the losses suffered during the war as well as for ongoing losses due to the
disruption of livelihoods;
(d)
The Government of Lebanon, with bilateral and multilateral donors, should
accelerate the clearing cluster bombs from agricultural fields. The Government of Israel should
provide the full details of its use of cluster munitions in order to facilitate the destruction of the
UXO and the clearing of affected areas.
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