A/HRC/RES/19/16 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 10 April 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Nineteenth session Agenda item 7 Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 19/16 Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem The Human Rights Council, Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Recalling also the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and affirming that these human rights instruments must be respected in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Recalling further relevant resolutions of the Human Rights Council, Taking note of the recent reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, as well as of other relevant recent reports of the Human Rights Council, Aware of the responsibility of the international community to promote human rights and ensure respect for international law, Recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice, and recalling also General Assembly resolutions ES-10/15 of 20 July 2004 and ES10/17 of 15 December 2006, Noting in particular the Court’s reply, including that the construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated regime are contrary to international law, force, * GE.12-13006 Reaffirming the principle of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its nineteenth session (A/HRC/19/2), chap. I.