The Human Rights Council adopts two resolutions in the interest of Palestine

Geneva-Sana

Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted two resolutions in favor of Palestine on the right to self-determination and the illegality of settlements.

41 countries voted in favor of the resolution “the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination” and 3 against it, while 3 countries abstained from voting, at the conclusion of the Council’s 49th session in Geneva, Switzerland.

38 countries voted in favor of the “settlement resolution in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,” 4 countries voted against it, and 5 countries abstained.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki stressed that the adoption by the Human Rights Council of the two resolutions by the overwhelming majority is a positive sign and a step in the right path to prove that international law should not be divided.

Al-Maliki stressed that international law must be implemented in order for the people to obtain their rights and to hold the occupying entity accountable for its crimes against humanity, primarily the crimes of war and apartheid, and to confront colonial settlement. moral.

He pointed out that the adoption of the decision of the illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory confirms the need to stop supporting and boycotting them, leading to their immediate dismantling and removal, explaining that they are part of the Israeli system of colonialism and apartheid and the effects of this dangerous system on peace.

Al-Maliki called for the implementation of the resolutions of international legitimacy and the provision of protection to the Palestinian people, leading to the implementation of their right to self-determination.