May 27, 2021

U.N. "Human Rights" Council Adopts Resolution Creating Unprecedented Permanent Commission Targeting Israel

The U.N. Human Rights Council (File photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
Date
May 27, 2021
Title
U.N. Human Rights Council Resolution, “Ensuring respect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel,” A/HRC/RES/S-30/1
Original Source
https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/S-30/1
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Note
The resolution was adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council on May 27, 2021, by a vote of 24 in favor (Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, China, Cote D'Ivoire, Cuba, Eritrea, Gabon, Indonesia, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Namibia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela), 9 against (Austria, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Germany, Malawi, Marshall Islands, United Kingdom, Uruguay), with 14 abstentions (Bahamas, Brazil, Denmark, Fiji, France, India, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Togo, Ukraine)

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