A/HRC/RES/16/20
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
12 April 2011
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Sixteenth session
Agenda item 1
Organizational and procedural matters
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council*
16/20
Follow-up to the report of the independent international factfinding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Considering that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from the
Charter and the other instruments and rules of international law is among the basic purposes
and principles of the United Nations,
Taking into consideration the relevant provisions of international humanitarian and
human rights law,
Emphasizing the importance of the safety and well-being of all civilians, including
humanitarian personnel,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 14/1 of 2 June 2010, in which the
Council decided to dispatch an independent international fact-finding mission to investigate
violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law resulting from the Israeli
attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance,
Recalling also Human Rights Council resolution 15/1 of 29 September 2010, in
which the Council endorsed the conclusions contained in the report of the independent
international fact-finding mission, called upon all concerned parties to ensure the
immediate implementation of the conclusions contained in the report of the fact-finding
mission and requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit
a report on the status of implementation of those conclusions,
* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its sixteenth session (A/HRC/16/2), chap. I.
GE.11-12734
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