UN body asked to up scrutiny of Israel’s human rights record
The Hindu
The move comes in the wake of the latest surge in violence in the Israel-Palestinians conflict.
Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are calling on the U.N. Human Rights Council to set up a permanent commission to report on human rights violations in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. The move comes in the wake of the latest surge in violence in the Israel-Palestinians conflict. If passed, it would mark an unprecedented level of scrutiny authorised by the U.N.’s top human rights body. The proposal, formally presented late Tuesday, comes ahead of a special session of the Geneva-based council on Thursday to address “the grave human rights situation” in Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem. The meeting was sought by Pakistan, as the OIC’s coordinator.
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