The former head of the UN Human Rights Council will direct the organization’s investigation into the “systematic” violation of human rights by the Zionist regime.
News sources reported Thursday evening that Navi Pillay, the former head of the UN Human Rights Council, will lead the UN investigation into “systematic” human rights abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
The head of the UN Human Rights Council said Pillay would chair a three-member commission of inquiry into the “root causes” of decades of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
The establishment of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) on this issue is important because the UN Human Rights Council mandates the establishment of such commissions on issues that require the highest level of inquiry.
The investigation was ordered at a special meeting of the council on May 27. The meeting will be held to discuss the escalation of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
An independent, international commission commissioned by the Human Rights Council should investigate “all human rights abuses and all human rights abuses in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem.”
The commission is also set to examine “the root causes of recurring tensions, instability and ongoing conflicts” and the causes of systematic repression and discrimination based on national, ethnic, racial or religious identity.
The members of the commission were asked to consider the facts and circumstances surrounding the violation of the law and to identify and prosecute the perpetrators.
Although the Human Rights Council has ordered eight similar investigations into international law violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, this is the first time an order has been issued to investigate the “root causes” of the conflict and to investigate “systematic” violations.
