Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (4th Committee) (A/51/592)] / adopted by the General Assembly.
1996
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SymbolA/RES/51/131
TitleWork of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (4th Committee) (A/51/592)] / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Demands that Israel cooperate with the Special Committee in implementing its mandate; deplores those policies and practices of Israel which violate the human rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories, as reflected in the reports of the Special Committee covering the reporting period; requests the Special Committee, pending complete termination of the Israeli occupation, to continue to investigate Israeli policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territory, to consult, as appropriate, with the International Committee of the Red Cross in order to ensure that the welfare and human rights of the peoples of the occupied territories are safeguarded and to report to the Secretary-General as soon as possible and whenever the need arises thereafter; also requests the Special Committee to submit regularly to the Secretary-General periodic reports on the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territory; further requests the Special Committee to continue to investigate the treatment of prisoners in the occupied Palestinian territory; requests the Secretary-General to ensure the widest circulation of the reports of the Special Committee through the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat and, where necessary, to reprint those reports of the Special Committee that are no longer available.
Action note1996-12-13
Vote summary
Adopted 79-2-76, 83rd meeting
Meeting record
A/51/PV.83
Date[New York] : UN, 24 Mar. 1997.
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3 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 83rd plenary meeting, 13 Dec. 1996.