A/HRC/RES/13/8 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 14 April 2010 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirteenth session Agenda item 7 Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 13/8 The grave human rights violations by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem The Human Rights Council, Guided by the principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Human Rights, Considering that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from the Charter and other instruments and rules of the international law is among the basic purposes and principles of the United Nations, Affirming the responsibility of the international community to promote human rights and ensure respect for international law, Acknowledging that peace, security, development and human rights are the pillars of the United Nations system, Affirming the applicability of the fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Recalling the obligations of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention and reaffirming that each High Contracting Party to the Fourth Geneva Convention is under the obligation to respect and ensure respect of their obligations arising from that convention, Affirming the applicability of international human rights law to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, * GE.10-12831 The resolutions and decisions of the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its thirteenth session (A/HRC/13/56), chap. I.