Human rights situation in Palestine and other OATs – HRC report on its 20th session (excerpts)

Report of the Human Rights Council on its twentieth session

Vice-President and Rapporteur: Ms. Gulnara Iskakova (Kyrgyzstan)

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Part Two: Summary of proceedings

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VII. Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories

A. Interactive dialogue with special procedures

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

226. At the 25th meeting, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, presented his report (A/HRC/20/32).

227. At the same meeting, the representative of Palestine made a statement as the concerned party.

228. During the ensuing interactive dialogue at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the Special Rapporteur questions:

(a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bangladesh, Cuba, Indonesia, Jordan (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan25 (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Saudi Arabia;

(b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lebanon, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of);

(c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: European Union;

(d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Defence for Children International, Israeli Committee against House Demolitions, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples, North-South XXI, United Nations Watch.

229. At the same meeting, the Special Rapporteur answered questions and made his concluding remarks.

B. General debate on agenda item 7

230. At the 25th meeting, on 2 July 2012, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights presented the reports prepared by the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General under agenda items 2 and 7 (A/HRC/20/3/Rev.1, A/HRC/20/13 and A/HRC/20/36).

231. At the same meeting, the representative of Palestine made a statement as a concerned party, and the representative of Turkey made a statement as a concerned country.

232. At the 26th meeting, on the same day, the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic made a statement as a concerned country.

233. At the 25th and 26th meetings, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 7, during which the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Cyprus25 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Ecuador, Egypt²⁵ (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement), India (also on behalf of Brazil and South Africa), Indonesia, Jordan (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Norway, Pakistan²⁵  (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal (on behalf of the Group of African States), United States of America;

(b) Representatives of observer States: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen;

(c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Al-Haq, Association of World Citizens, Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches, Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations (also on behalf of B’nai B’rith International), Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Israeli Committee against House Demolitions, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, North-South XXI, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Permanent Assembly for Human Rights Union of Arab Jurists (also on behalf of General Arab Women Federation and International Educational Development), United Nations Watch, Verein Südwind Entwicklungspolitik.

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²⁵ Observer States speaking on behalf of both Member States and Observer States.