UN Watch har granskat FN:s råd för mänskliga rättigheter (UNHRC) och dess agerande mot Israel.
Nyttig läsning om man inte tidigare följt med rådets arbete.
Agenda Item 7: Country Claims and UN Watch Responses
An examination of country statements delivered at the United Nations Human Rights Council under the agenda item concerning Israel.
INTRODUCTION
Every session of the UN Human Rights Council devotes a special agenda item to the “Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories,” which is defined by UNHRC Resolution 5/1 as covering “Human rights violations and implications of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.” The other nine items on the Council’s permanent agenda are all generic, and do not refer to any particular country or situation. There is no special agenda item on Iran, Syria, North Korea, or any other country. Only Israel.
Under the debate that takes place three times a year pursuant to Agenda Item 7, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, North Korea and dozens of other council members and observers routinely accuse Israel of numerous crimes and human rights violations, while making no mention of Hamas, Islamic Jihad or the Palestinian Authority.
The debate is entirely one-sided. Israel, the United States most other democracies no longer participate in the proceedings of Agenda Item 7, in protest against its selectivity. As a result, many claims enter the record at the United Nations despite having no basis in fact.
The purpose of this report is to remedy that situation by providing the first-ever examination of claims made under Item 7, and to provide a detailed analysis, citing to sources of fact and international law. The period covered in this report is the six UNHRC sessions held in 2019 and 2020.
CLAIMS EXAMINED IN THE REPORT
Claim 1: “Israel has occupied Palestinian territory for 70 years”
Claim 2: “Israel is responsible for the impasse in peace talks”
Claim 3: “Israel commits apartheid against the Palestinians”
Claim 4: “Israel commits ethnic cleansing against the Palestinians”
Claim 5: “Palestinian refugees have a right of return”
Claim 6: “Israel’s blockade of Gaza is illegal”
Claim 7: “The protesters at the Gaza border were peaceful”
Claim 8: “The Gaza protesters were civilians”
Claim 9: “Israel used excessive force against Gaza protesters”
Claim 10: “Israel commits extrajudicial killings”
Claim 11: “Israel arbitrarily detains Palestinian children”
Claim 12: “Israel arbitrarily withholds bodies of Palestinian ‘martyrs’”
Claim 13: “Israel withholds Palestinian funds under false pretext”
Claim 14: “Israel restricts the movement of Palestinians”
Claim 15: “Israel harasses Palestinian human rights defenders”
Claim 16: “Israel targets Palestinian media workers”
Claim 17: “Israel suppresses Palestinian freedoms”
Claim 18: “Israel violates human rights in the Golan Heights”
Claim 19: “Israel harasses Palestinian patients during hospital stays”
Claim 20: “Israel hinders the Palestinian fight against COVID-19”
Claim 21: “Israel steals Palestinian natural resources”
Claim 22: “Israel damages Palestinian holy sites”
Claim 23: “Israel engages in military aggression against Syria and Lebanon”
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar