RES/17/10 Follow-up to the report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla

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;A/HRC/17/47.

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]