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About University of Galway
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Accessibility & LanguageInvestigatory Mechanisms
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission to investigate violations resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance
- The grave attacks by Israeli forces against the humanitarian boat convoy (2 June 2010) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/14/1, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/14/1.
- Report of the international fact-finding mission to investigate violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance (27 September 2010) UN Doc A/HRC/15/21, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/15/21.
- Follow-up to the report of the independent international factfinding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla (6 October 2010) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/1, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/15/1.
- Follow-up to the report of the independent international factfinding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla (12 April 2011) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/16/20, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/16/20.
- Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the status of implementation of the conclusions contained in the report of the independent international factfinding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla (A/HRC/15/21) (24 May 2011) UN Doc A/HRC/17/47, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/17/47.
- Follow-up to the report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla (19 July 2011) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/17/10, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/17/10.
- Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the status of implementation of the conclusions contained in the report of the independent international factfinding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla (8 May 2012) UN Doc A/HRC/20/3/Rev.1, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/20/3/Rev.1.
Committee of Independent Experts to assess legal actions undertaken by Israeli and Palestinian authorities to investigate alleged violations during ‘Operation Cast Lead
- Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (14 April 2010) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/13/9, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/13/9.
- Follow-up to the report of the Committee of independent experts in international humanitarian and human rights law established pursuant to Council resolution 13/9 (6 October 2010) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/15/6, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/15/6.
- Report of the Committee of independent experts in international humanitarian and human rights law established pursuant to Council resolution 13/9 (5 May 2011) UN Doc A/HRC/16/24, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/16/24.
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict
- The grave violations of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly due to the recent Israeli military attacks against the occupied Gaza Strip (12 January 2009) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/S-9/1, available at: https://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/404E93E166533F828525754E00559E30.
- Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (25 September 2009) UN Doc A/HRC/12/48, available at: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G09/158/66/PDF/G0915866.pdf?OpenElement.
- The human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (21 October 2009) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/S-12/1, available at: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/LTD/G09/168/07/PDF/G0916807.pdf.
- Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (1 December 2009) UN Doc A/RES/64/10, available at: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N09/462/43/PDF/N0946243.pdf?OpenElement.
- Second follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (25 March 2010) UN Doc A/RES/64/254, available at: https://unispal.un.org/DPA/DPR/unispal.nsf/0/763D289FB7F2019B852576F20050496B.
- Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (14 April 2010) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/13/9, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/13/9.
- Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (13 April 2011) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/16/32, available at: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/G11/128/66/PDF/G1112866.pdf.
- Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (10 April 2012) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/19/18, available at: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/G12/130/20/PDF/G1213020.pdf.
- Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (22 March 2013) UN Doc A/HRC/22/25, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/22/25.
- Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (28 March 2014) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/25/30, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/RES/25/30.
UN High Level Fact-Finding Mission to Beit Hanoun
- Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolutions S-1/1 and S-3/1 (27 March 2007) UN Doc A/HRC/4/2, available at: https://ap.ohchr.org/documents/E/HRC/resolutions/A-HRC-RES-4-2.doc.
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 pursuant to resolution 3/1 of the Human Rights Council (20 December 2006) UN Doc A/HRC/4/116, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/4/116.
Urgent Fact-Finding Mission on the events in Gaza following the commencement of ‘Operation Summer Rains’
- Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (6 July 2006) UN Doc A/HRC/RES/S-1/1, available at: https://unispal.un.org/DPA/DPR/unispal.nsf/0/2E8B839873F36F438525721B0054077A.
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, John Dugard, on the non-implementation of Human Rights Council resolution S-1/1 (8 June 2007) UN Doc A/HRC/5/11, available at: https://undocs.org/A/HRC/5/11.
UN Fact-Finding Team into events in the Jenin refugee camp
- Security Council Resolution 1405 (19 April 2002) UN Doc S/RES/1405 (2002), available at: https://undocs.org/S/RES/1405(2002).
- Letter dated 1 May 2002 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (1 May 2002) UN Doc S/2002/504, available at: https://undocs.org/S/2002/504.
Human Rights Inquiry Commission established pursuant to Commission resolution S-5/1 of 19 October 2000
- Grave and massive violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel (19 October 2000) UN Doc E/CN.4/RES/S-5/1, available at: https://unispal.un.org/DPA/DPR/unispal.nsf/0/5E0A5C4A07784BC885256A0200645731.
- Report of the human rights inquiry commission established pursuant to Commission resolution S-5/1 of 19 October 2000 (16 March 2001) UN Doc E/CN.4/2001/121, available at: https://undocs.org/E/CN.4/2001/121.
