Reaffirming that each High Contracting Party to the Geneva Convention
relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Fourth Geneva
Convention) is under obligation to take action against persons alleged to have
committed or to have ordered the commission of grave breaches of the Convention,
and recalling the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to
War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity,
Emphasizing that human rights law and international humanitarian law are
complementary and mutually reinforcing,
Stressing that the right to life constitutes the most fundamental of all human
rights,
Condemning Israeli military operations in Lebanon, which constitute gross and
systematic human rights violations of the Lebanese people,
Appalled at the massive violations of the human rights of the people of
Lebanon by Israel resulting in the massacre of thousands of civilians, injuries,
extensive damage to civilian infrastructure, displacement of one million people, and
outflows of refugees fleeing heavy shelling and bombardment against the civilian
population,
Strongly condemning the indiscriminate and massive Israeli air strikes, in
particular on the village of Qana on 30 July 2006, and the targeting of United Nations
peacekeepers at the United Nations observer post in southern Lebanon on 25 July
2006,
Taking note of the strong condemnation by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights of the killing of civilians in Qana, her call to take
measures to protect civilian lives and civilian objects and her reiteration of the need
for independent investigation, with the involvement of international experts,
Noting the extreme concern expressed by the Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on human rights of internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on
extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Rapporteur on the right of
everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental
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