A/HRC/16/2
9.
Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with its legal
obligations, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice;
10.
Urges the parties to give renewed impetus to the peace process in line with
the Annapolis Peace Conference and the Paris International Donors’ Conference for the
Palestinian State, and to implement fully the road map endorsed by the Security Council in
its resolution 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003, with the aim of reaching a comprehensive
political settlement in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council, including
resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967, 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973 and 1850
(2008) of 16 December 2008. and other relevant United Nations resolutions, the principles
of the Peace Conference on the Middle East, held in Madrid on 30 October 1991, the Oslo
Accords, the Arab Peace initiative and subsequent agreements, which will allow two States,
Israel and Palestine, to live in peace and security;
11.
session.
Decides to continue the consideration of this question at its nineteenth
48th meeting
25 March 2011
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 45 to 1, with no abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana,
Guatemala, Hungary, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar,
Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zambia
Against:
United States of America]
16/32
Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on
the Gaza Conflict
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling its relevant resolutions, including resolution S-9/1, adopted on 12 January
2009, and resolution S-12/1, adopted on 16 October 2009, in follow-up to the human rights
situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the report of
the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict,
Recalling also relevant General Assembly resolutions, including resolution 64/10,
adopted on 5 November 2009, and resolution 64/254, adopted on 26 February 2010, in
follow-up to the report of the Fact-Finding Mission,
Recalling further the relevant rules and principles of international law, including
international humanitarian law and human rights law, in particular the Geneva Convention
relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, which is
applicable to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human
rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the
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