A/HRC/RES/29/25
Gravely concerned by reports regarding serious human rights violations and grave
breaches of international humanitarian law, including possible war crimes, including the
findings of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, of the
independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, and of the boards of inquiry
convened by the Secretary-General,
Condemning all violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law,
and appalled at the widespread and unprecedented levels of destruction, death and human
suffering caused,
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation
that began in 1967,
Deploring the non-cooperation by Israel with the independent commission of
inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict and the refusal to grant access to or to cooperate with
international human rights bodies seeking to investigate alleged violations of international
law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Regretting the lack of implementation of the recommendations contained in the
report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, which follows a
pattern of lack of implementation of recommendations made by United Nations
mechanisms and bodies,
Alarmed that long-standing systemic impunity for international law violations has
allowed for the recurrence of grave violations without consequence, and stressing the need
to ensure accountability for all violations of international humanitarian law and
international human rights law in order to end impunity, ensure justice, deter further
violations, protect civilians and promote peace,
Emphasizing the need for States to investigate grave breaches of the Geneva
Conventions of 1949 to end impunity, uphold their obligations to ensure respect, and
promote international accountability,
Noting the accession by Palestine to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal
Court on 2 January 2015,
1.
Welcomes the report of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014
Gaza conflict;2
2.
Calls upon all duty bearers and United Nations bodies to pursue the
implementation of all recommendations contained in the report of the commission of
inquiry, in accordance with their respective mandates;
3.
Notes the importance of the work of the commission of inquiry and of the
United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict of 2009 and the information
collected regarding grave violations in support of future accountability efforts, in particular,
information on alleged perpetrators of violations of international law;
4.
Emphasizes the need to ensure that all those responsible for violations of
international humanitarian law and international human rights law are held to account
through appropriate fair and independent domestic or international criminal justice
mechanisms, and to ensure the provision of effective remedy to all victims, including
reparations, and stresses the need to pursue practical steps towards these goals;
5.
Calls upon the parties concerned to cooperate fully with the preliminary
examination of the International Criminal Court and with any subsequent investigation that
may be opened;
6.
Calls upon all States to promote compliance with human rights obligations
and all High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to respect, and to ensure
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