A/HRC/RES/43/3
1.
Calls upon all duty bearers and United Nations bodies to pursue the
implementation of the recommendations contained in the reports of the independent
international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the
independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, the independent international
fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on the civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the United Nations FactFinding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, in accordance with their respective mandates;
2.
Notes the importance of the work of the independent international commission
of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the independent commission
of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, the independent international fact-finding mission to
investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and
cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East Jerusalem, and the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict,
and of the information collected regarding grave violations in support of future accountability
efforts, in particular information on alleged perpetrators of violations of international law;
3.
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 national or international criminal justice
mechanisms, and to ensure the provision of effective remedy to all victims, including full
reparations, and stresses the need to pursue practical steps towards these goals to ensure
justice for all victims and to contribute to the prevention of future violations;
4.
Stresses that all efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be
grounded in respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law,
and should ensure credible and comprehensive accountability for all violations of
international law in order to bring about sustainable peace;
5.
Takes note of the conclusion by the International Criminal Court of its
preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine on 20 December 2019, with the
determination that all statutory criteria under the Rome Statute for the opening of an
investigation had been met, emphasizes the importance of respecting the Court’s mandate
and the Prosecutor’s independence, and calls upon the parties concerned to cooperate fully
with any investigation that may be opened;
6.
Denounces all acts of intimidation, threats and delegitimization directed at
human rights organizations, civil society actors and human rights defenders involved in
documenting and countering violations of international law and impunity in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and calls upon all States to ensure their
protection;
7.
Condemns the use of unlawful lethal and other excessive force against
civilians, including against civilians with special protected status under international law,
who pose no imminent threat to life;
8.
Calls upon all parties to ensure that future demonstrations remain peaceful and
to abstain from actions that could endanger the lives of civilians;
9.
Calls upon all States to promote compliance with international law and all
High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to respect, and to ensure respect
for, international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, in accordance with article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions, to fulfil their
obligations under articles 146, 147 and 148 of the said Convention with regard to penal
sanctions, grave breaches and the responsibilities of the High Contracting Parties, including
by ensuring that they do not become involved in internationally unlawful conduct, and to
assess the potential that arms could be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of
international humanitarian or human rights law;
10.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to report
on how all parties can fulfil their obligations in implementing the recommendations reviewed
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