Human rights situation in southern Lebanon – CHR – SecGen report

QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, WITH PARTICULAR  REFERENCE TO COLONIAL

AND OTHER DEPENDENT  COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

Situation of human rights in southern Lebanon

Report of the Secretary-General

1. At its forty-eighth session the Commission on Human Rights adopted resolution 1992/70, entitled "Situation of human rights in southern Lebanon". In paragraph 5 of the resolution, the Commission requested the Secretary-General (a) to bring the resolution to the attention of the Government of Israel and to invite it to provide information concerning the extent of its implementation thereof and (b) to report to the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session and to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-ninth session on the results of his efforts in that regard.

2. In accordance with this request, the Secretary-General addressed a note verbale to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Israel requesting information concerning the extent of the implementation of the resolution.

3. No reply had been received at the time of the preparation of the present report.

—–