Saturday, May 19, 2018 6:27:16 PM
UN votes to send war crimes investigators to Gaza
UN Human Rights Council decides to urgently dispatch experts to probe Israel's killing of Palestinians in Gaza.
Michael Lynk, UN rights expert, said Israel's use of force may amount to a war crime [Fabrice Coffrini/ AFP]
The United Nations' top human rights body has voted to send a team of international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces.
A resolution calling on the UN Human Rights Council to"urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry" was backed on Friday by 29 members.
Two members - the United States and Australia - voted against and 14 abstained.
Investigators must"investigate all alleged violations and abuses ... in the context of the military assaults on large-scale civilian protests that began on 30 March 2018", the approved resolution said.
The commission of inquiry will be asked to produce a final report next March.
The 28th Special Session of the Council"Violations of international law in the context of large-scale civilian protests in the #OPT, including East Jerusalem" has concluded.
The draft Resolution has been adopted by 29 votes in favor, 2 against, 14 abstentions.
— HRC SECRETARIAT (@UN_HRC) May 18, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/votes-send-war-crimes-investigators-gaza-180518142752946.html
UN Human Rights Council decides to urgently dispatch experts to probe Israel's killing of Palestinians in Gaza.
Michael Lynk, UN rights expert, said Israel's use of force may amount to a war crime [Fabrice Coffrini/ AFP]
The United Nations' top human rights body has voted to send a team of international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces.
A resolution calling on the UN Human Rights Council to"urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry" was backed on Friday by 29 members.
Two members - the United States and Australia - voted against and 14 abstained.
Investigators must"investigate all alleged violations and abuses ... in the context of the military assaults on large-scale civilian protests that began on 30 March 2018", the approved resolution said.
The commission of inquiry will be asked to produce a final report next March.
The 28th Special Session of the Council"Violations of international law in the context of large-scale civilian protests in the #OPT, including East Jerusalem" has concluded.
The draft Resolution has been adopted by 29 votes in favor, 2 against, 14 abstentions.
— HRC SECRETARIAT (@UN_HRC) May 18, 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/votes-send-war-crimes-investigators-gaza-180518142752946.html
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