The United Nations Human Rights Council voted on 18 May 2018 to set up a United Nations fact-finding mission to investigate the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests.[1]

Background

In special session, the council backed a resolution to establish the Commission and condemned "the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force by the Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians."[1]

Mandate

The commission was asked to produce a final report by March 2019.[1]

Mission members

Santiago Canton (Argentina), served as chair, Kaari Betty Murungi (Kenya) and Sara Hossain (Bangladesh) served as members of the commission.[2] David Michael Crane of the (United States of America), the original chair, resigned the position on 22 August 2018 "due to a personal circumstance that has arisen,".[3]

Reports

On 28 February 2019, the Commission said it had ""reasonable grounds" to believe Israeli soldiers may have committed war crimes and shot at journalists, health workers and children during protests in Gaza in 2018." Israel refused to take part in the inquiry and rejected the report.[4][5][6] On 18 March 2019, the inquiry presented its full report following the release the release of a summary document the month prior that reported 189 Palestinian dead, 183, including 32 children, by live ammunition. Israeli authorities were urged to step up their inquiries into shootings by Israeli troops of Palestinian demonstrators.[7][8]

Israeli investigations

On 5 April 2018, the IDF announced that its Southern Command would conduct an internal investigation into the deaths of civilians during the prior week.[9] Brigadier General Moti Baruch was appointed to lead a second government investigation.[10] Press reports indicate that Baruch's investigation will focus on incidents which appear to have a cause for inquiry.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry". AP NEWS. April 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "OHCHR | CoIOPT Members of the Commission of Inquiry". www.ohchr.org.
  3. ↑ "Chair of UNHRC's Gaza war crime probe, David Crane, resigns". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
  4. ↑ Milena Vaselinovic and Oren Liebermann (28 February 2019). "UN: Israel may have committed war crimes during Gaza protests". CNN.
  5. ↑ "UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on Protests in Gaza Presents its Findings - Press Release - Question of Palestine". www.un.org.
  6. ↑ Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - A/HRC/40/74 (PDF) (Report). UNHRC. 28 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Cumming-Bruce, Nick (March 18, 2019). "U.N. Panel Urges Investigation Into Israeli Shootings at Gaza Border a Year Ago". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  8. ↑ Report of the detailed findings of the independent international Commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory A/HRC/40/CRP.2 (PDF) (Report). UNHRC. 18 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Khoury, Jack; Harel, Amos; Kubovich, Yaniv (5 April 2018). "Israeli Army to Investigate Gazan Protesters' Deaths as Second Border Rally Approaches". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Brigadier general tapped to probe army's response to Gaza protests". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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