A/HRC/38/15 internationally prohibited practices violating the rights of the Palestinian people and the rights of the Syrian people of the occupied Syrian Golan; allow immediate unconditioned and unhindered access to the committee to investigate Israeli practices in the Arab occupied territories and other investigative committees and fact-finding missions established by this Council; put an end to the systematic and grave violations of human rights of the Syrians and Palestinian people under occupation, and the provisions of international public law, international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including detention and torture of, among others, the prisoners and detainees, the last being the Palestinian girl child Ahd Altamimi; and the dean of Syrian captors Sadqi al-Maqt and release them immediately, and suspend the field executions, the last one being executing the Palestinian Ibrahim Abu Thuraya who was disabled and on his wheelchair; stop supporting the terrorist groups, and to stop disseminating false humanitarian allegations as a pretext for this support, in violation of the related Security Council resolutions. Those violations were documented by the latest United Nations Disengagement Observer Force report. 53. Thailand welcomed the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, to further promote the rights of persons with disabilities. 54. Timor-Leste remained concerned about the human rights situation but appreciated the engagement with civil society regarding reporting to treaty bodies and the universal periodic review. 55. Togo welcomed measures taken to implement recommendations of the previous review cycles, and to promote the rights of women and minorities. 56. Turkey expressed concern over Israeli practices violating Palestinians’ rights, including the use of excessive force, house demolitions and land confiscation. 57. Ukraine encouraged Israel to take further steps to implement the recommendations from the previous review cycle. 58. The United Arab Emirates noted that the report of the Occupying Authority did not mention the rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories and that those rights had been violated for 70 years despite United Nations resolutions. It made a recommendation to the occupying authority relating to the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people. 59. Israel made a point of order. It stated that the speaker had used language that was not agreed United Nations language and inappropriate in a human rights forum. 60. The President called on all delegations to use language that was appropriate to the forum, avoid disrespectful language and uphold United Nations standards when referring to countries and territories. 61. The United Arab Emirates responded that the right of self-determination is recognized in International Law. 62. The United Kingdom noted steps taken to eradicate forced labour and human trafficking. It remained concerned about children in detention. 63. The United States of America inquired about measures to continue to ensure that all components of society had an effective voice in civil affairs, to minimize administrative detention orders and guarantee that all detainees could effectively challenge in court the legal basis of detention, and to provide improved access to education, land, housing, health care and employment to Arab Israelis and Bedouins. 64. Uruguay highlighted the commitment of Israel to gender equality and encouraged continuing efforts to guarantee the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. 65. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela regretted Israel’s disregard for universal periodic review recommendations. 66. Albania applauded Israel for its dedication to gender-based equality and asked about its experience in combating human trafficking. 6

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