GENEVA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The UN Human Rights Council during a special session Friday adopted a resolution deciding to "urgently" dispatch an commission of inquiry to investigate all violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip.
The draft Resolution has been adopted with 29 votes in favor, 2 against, 14 abstentions. The two states that voted against were Australia and the United States.
According to the adopted resolution, the investigation should be done in the context of the military assaults on the large-scale civilian protests that began on March 30, 2018 and to establish the facts and circumstances of the violations, including those that may amount to war crimes.
The inquiry group should also identify those responsible, make recommendations, in particular on accountability measures, including individual criminal and command responsibility, for such violations.
The resolution also decided that the inquiry group should present an oral update to the UN Human Rights Council this September and a final, written report next March. Enditem
