A/HRC/15/60
2.
Also takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights,12 and requests the High Commissioner to follow up on the implementation
of the recommendations contained in the report of the Fact-Finding Mission, in accordance
with Human Rights Council resolution S-12/1;
3.
Welcomes the report of the Committee of independent experts in international
humanitarian and human rights law to monitor and assess any domestic, legal or other
proceedings undertaken by both the Government of Israel and the Palestinian side,
including the independence, effectiveness and genuineness of these investigations and their
conformity with international standards;13
4.
Warmly welcomes the cooperation of the Palestinian National Authority with
the Committee of independent experts, and the report submitted to the Secretary-General on
the investigations carried out by the Palestinian Independent Investigation Commission
established pursuant to the Goldstone report;14
5.
Urges the Palestinian Independent Investigation Commission to complete its
investigations in order to cover the allegations relating to the occupied Gaza Strip, as
contained in the report of the Fact-Finding Mission;
6.
Condemns the non-cooperation by Israel, the occupying Power, which
hampered the assessment by the Committee of independent experts of Israel’s response to
the call by the General Assembly and the Council to conduct investigations that are
independent, credible and in conformity with international standards;
7.
Urges Israel, the occupying Power, in compliance with its duties to complete
investigations in conformity with international standards of independence, thoroughness,
effectiveness and promptness into the serious violations of international humanitarian law
and international human rights law reported by the Fact-Finding Mission;
8.
Decides to renew and resume the mandate of the Committee of independent
experts, established pursuant to Council resolution 13/9, and requests the Committee to
submit its report to the Council at its sixteenth session, and requests the High
Commissioner to continue to provide the members of the Committee with all
administrative, technical and logistic assistance required to enable them to fulfil their
mandate promptly and efficiently;
9.
Requests the High Commissioner to present a report on the implementation
of the present resolution to the Council at its sixteenth session;
10.
Decides to remain seized of this matter.
30th meeting
29 September 2010
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 27 to 1, with 19 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Djibouti,
Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian
Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay
12
13
14
GE.11-17043
A/HRC/15/52.
A/HRC/15/50.
See A/64/890, annex II.
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