A/HRC/13/55 7. In paragraph 1968 (c) of its report, the Mission recommended that “the United Nations Human Rights Council should formally submit this report to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court”. 8. Further to paragraph 3 of Human Rights Council resolution S-12/1 B, the report of the Mission was transmitted by the Council secretariat to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on 10 December 2009. 9. In paragraph 1968 (d) of its report, the Mission recommended that “the Human Rights Council should submit this report to the General Assembly with a request that it should be considered”. 10. In paragraph 4 of its resolution S-12/1 B, the Human Rights Council “recommend[ed] that the General Assembly consider the report of the [Mission], during the main part of its sixty-fourth session”. 11. In paragraph 1968 (e) of its report, the Mission recommended that “the Human Rights Council should bring the Mission’s recommendations to the attention of the relevant United Nations human rights treaty bodies so that they may include review of progress in their implementation, as may be relevant to their mandate and procedures, in their periodic review of compliance by Israel with its human rights obligations. The Mission further recommends that the Human Rights Council should consider review of progress as part of its universal periodic review process”. 12. The Mission’s report was transmitted to the United Nations treaty bodies that monitor compliance by the State of Israel with the human rights treaties to which it is party2 on 10 December 2009. B. Action by the Security Council 13. In paragraph 1969 of its report, the Mission addressed a total of six recommendations to the Security Council. 14. In paragraph 1969 (a) of its report, the Mission recommended that that the “Security Council should require the Government of Israel, under Article 40 of the Charter of the United Nations: (i) To take all appropriate steps, within a period of three months, to launch appropriate investigations that are independent and in conformity with international standards, into the serious violations of international humanitarian and international human rights law reported by the Mission and any other serious allegations that might come to its attention; and (ii) To inform the Security Council, within a further period of three months, of actions taken, or in process of being taken, by the Government of Israel to inquire into, investigate and prosecute such serious violations”. 15. To date, the Security Council has not directed such a request to the Government of Israel. 16. In paragraph 1969 (b) of its report, the Mission further recommended that the “Security Council should at the same time establish an independent committee of experts in international humanitarian and human rights law to monitor and report on any domestic legal or other proceedings undertaken by the Government of Israel in relation to the aforesaid investigations. Such committee of experts should report at the end of the six- 2 4 The Human Rights Committee, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, Committee Against Torture and Committee on the Rights of the Child.