Human Rights Council
Decision 1/106.
Human rights situation in Palestine and other
occupied Arab territories
At its 24th meeting, on 30 June 2006, the Human Rights Council adopted, by a
recorded vote of 29 votes to 12, with 5 abstentions, the following text:
“The Human Rights Council,
“Taking into account the statements made during its first session
concerning the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab
territories,
“1.
Requests the relevant special rapporteurs to report to the next
session of the Council on the Israeli human rights violations in occupied
Palestine;
“2.
Decides to undertake substantive consideration of the human
rights violations and implications of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and
other occupied Arab territories at its next session and to incorporate this issue
in following sessions.”
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[Adopted by a recorded vote of 29 votes to 12 with 5 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba,
Ecuador, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius,
Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia.
Against:
Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands,
Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland.
Abstaining:
Cameroon, Ghana, Guatemala, Nigeria, Republic of Korea.]
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