RES/17/10 Follow-up to the report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla
Document Type: Final Resolution
Date: 2011 Jul
Session: 17th Regular Session (2011 May)
Agenda Item: Item1: Organizational and procedural matters
Topic: Palestine
- Main sponsors57
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Pakistan
Palestine, State of
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Benin
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Comoros
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Gabon
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
- Co-sponsors4
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- In Favour
Angola
Argentina
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Chile
China
Cuba
Djibouti
Ecuador
France
Ghana
Guatemala
Japan
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Qatar
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
Uganda
United Kingdom
Uruguay
- Against
United States
GE.12-12760
Human Rights Council Seventeenth session
Agenda item 1
Organizational and procedural matters
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council *
17/10 Follow-up to the report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Considering that the promotion of respect for the obligations arising from the
Charter and the other instruments and rules of international law is among the basic purposes
and principles of the United Nations,
Taking into consideration the relevant provisions of international humanitarian law
and human rights law,
Emphasizing the importance of the safety and well-being of all civilians, including
humanitarian personnel,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 14/1 of 2 June 2010, in which the
Council decided to dispatch an independent international fact-finding mission to investigate
violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law resulting from the Israeli
attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance,
Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 15/1 of 29 September 2010 and
16/20 of 25 March 2011, in which the Council endorsed the conclusions contained in the
report of the independent international fact-finding mission,1 called upon all concerned
parties to ensure the immediate implementation of the conclusions contained in the report
of the fact-finding mission and requested the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights to report on the status of implementation of those conclusions,
* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its seventeenth session (A/HRC/17/2), chap. I. 1 A/HRC/15/21.
Welcoming the establishment by the Secretary-General of a panel of inquiry and
recalling that its work has not been completed,
1. Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights;
2. Regrets the non-cooperation of the occupying Power, Israel, with the
independent international fact-finding mission on the Gaza flotilla incident;
3. Calls upon concerned parties to ensure the immediate implementation of the
conclusions contained in the report of the fact-finding mission;
4. Notes that the panel of inquiry established by the Secretary-General is
expected to complete its work soon;
5. Requests the High Commissioner to bring to the attention of the Secretary-
General the conclusions contained in the report of the fact-finding mission,1 as well as the
follow-up reports;
6. Also requests the High Commissioner to submit a concluding report on the
status of the implementation of paragraph 3 above to the Human Rights Council at its
twentieth session;
7. Decides to follow up the implementation of the present resolution at its
twentieth session.
34th meeting
17 June 2011
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 36 to 1, with 8 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Japan,
Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay
Against:
United States of America
Abstaining:
Cameroon, Hungary, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,
Slovakia, Ukraine, Zambia]