A/HRC/RES/31/34
Emphasizing that the destruction of property and the forced displacement of
Palestinian communities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
constitute, in all but the most limited cases as specified under international law, violations
of the prohibitions on the destruction of property and on forcible transfers, respectively,
under articles 53 and 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention,
Deeply concerned at reports of the hampering and destruction of humanitarian
assistance by Israel, contributing to a coercive environment that can lead to the forcible
transfer of Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
Expressing deep concern that thousands of Palestinians, including many children
and women and elected members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, continue to be
detained and held in Israeli prisons or detention centres under harsh conditions, including,
inter alia, unhygienic conditions, solitary confinement, lack of proper medical care, denial
of family visits and denial of due process, that impair their well-being, and expressing deep
concern also at the ill-treatment and harassment of any Palestinian prisoner and all reports
of torture,
Expressing deep concern also at the recent hunger strikes by numerous Palestinian
prisoners in protest at the harsh conditions of their imprisonment and detention by the
occupying Power, while taking note of the agreement reached in May 2012 on conditions of
detention in Israeli prisons and calling for its full and immediate implementation,
Recalling the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of
Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of
Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules),
and calling for respect for those rules,
Expressing concern at the possible consequences of the enactment by Israel, the
occupying Power, of military orders regarding the detention, imprisonment and deportation
of Palestinian civilians from the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
and recalling in this regard the prohibition under international humanitarian law of the
deportation of civilians from occupied territories,
Convinced of the need for an international presence to monitor the situation, to
contribute to ending the violence and protecting the Palestinian civilian population and to
help the parties to implement the agreements reached, and in this regard recalling the
positive contribution of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron,
Recognizing the continued efforts and tangible progress made in the Palestinian
security sector, noting the continued cooperation that benefits both Palestinians and Israelis,
in particular by promoting security and building confidence, and expressing the hope that
such progress will be extended to all major population centres,
Emphasizing the right of all people in the region to the enjoyment of human rights as
enshrined in the international human rights covenants,
1.
Stresses the need for Israel, the occupying Power, to withdraw from the
Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, so as to enable the
Palestinian people to exercise its universally recognized right to self-determination;
2.
Reiterates that all measures and actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power,
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in violation of the relevant
provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time
of War, of 12 August 1949, and contrary to the relevant resolutions of the Security Council
are illegal and have no validity;
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