A/HRC/RES/31/35
1.
Welcomes the report of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014
Gaza conflict;2
2.
Calls upon all duty bearers and United Nations bodies to pursue the
implementation of the recommendations contained in the reports of the independent
commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, the United Nations independent
international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on
the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the United Nations FactFinding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, in accordance with their respective mandates;
3.
Notes the importance of the work of the independent commission of inquiry
on the 2014 Gaza conflict, the United Nations independent international fact-finding
mission to investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on the civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the United Nations Fact-Finding
Mission on the Gaza Conflict and the information collected regarding grave violations in
support of future accountability efforts, in particular, information on alleged perpetrators of
violations of international law;
4.
Emphasizes the need to ensure that all those responsible for violations of
international humanitarian law and international human rights law are held to account
through appropriate fair and independent national or international criminal justice
mechanisms, and to ensure the provision of effective remedy to all victims, including full
reparations, and stresses the need to pursue practical steps towards these goals;
5.
Calls upon the parties concerned to cooperate fully with the preliminary
examination of the International Criminal Court and with any subsequent investigation that
may be opened;
6.
Calls upon all States to promote compliance with international law, and all
High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to respect, and to ensure respect
for, international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, in accordance with article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions, and to fulfil
their obligations under articles 146, 147 and 148 of the said Convention with regard to
penal sanctions, grave breaches and the responsibilities of the High Contracting Parties;
7.
Recommends that the General Assembly remain apprised of the matter until it
is satisfied that appropriate action with regard to implementing the recommendations made
by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict in its report has been or is
being taken at the national or international levels to ensure justice for victims and
accountability for perpetrators;
8.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
conduct a comprehensive review detailing the status of implementation of the
recommendations addressed to all parties since 2009 by the relevant Human Rights Council
mechanisms, namely previous fact-finding missions, the commission of inquiry and special
procedures, and by United Nations treaty bodies, the Office of the High Commissioner and
the Secretary-General in his reports to the Human Rights Council, and to identify patterns
of non-compliance, non-implementation and non-cooperation, to propose follow-up
measures to ensure implementation, and to present a report to the Council at its thirty-fifth
session;
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A/HRC/29/52.
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