Situation of human rights in southern Lebanon.

1991/66. Situation of human rights in southern Lebanon

The Commission on Human Rights, Gravely concerned by the persisting practices of the Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanon, which constitute a violation of the principles of international law regarding the protection of human rights, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as a grave violation of the relevant provisions of international humanitarian law as contained in the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and The Hague Convention IV of 1907, Recalling its deep regret at the failure of Israel to implement Security Council resolutions 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 and 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982, Reaffirming that the continued occupation and the practices of the Israeli forces constitute a violation of the resolutions of the Security Council as well as of the will of the international community and the conventions in force in this respect, Gravely concerned by the impeding of the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations from accomplishing their humanitarian mission in the occupied area of southern Lebanon, in particular to ascertain reports of ill-treatment of detainees in the detention centres of Khiam and Marjeyoun, Reaffirming its resolution 1990/54 of 6 March 1990 and expressing its deep regret at the failure of Israel to implement this resolution,

1. Condemns the continued Israeli violations of human rights in southern Lebanon, manifested particularly by the arbitrary detention of the civilian population, the destruction of their homes, the confiscation of their property, their expulsion from the occupied area, the bombardment of villages and civilian areas, and other practices violating human rights,

2. Calls upon Israel to put an immediate end to such practices and to implement the above-mentioned resolutions of the Security Council which require the immediate, total and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from all Lebanese territory and respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Lebanon;

3. Also calls upon the Government of Israel, in its capacity as the occupying Power in southern Lebanon, to comply with the Geneva Conventions of 1949, specifically the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War;

4. Further calls upon the Government of Israel, the occupying Power in southern Lebanon, to facilitate the humanitarian mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations in that region and, in particular, to allow these organizations to visit the detention centres of Khiam and Marjeyoun and to ascertain the conditions of detainees;

5. Requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To bring the present resolution to the attention of the Government of Israel and to invite it to provide information concerning the extent of its implementation thereof;

(b) To report to the General Assembly at its forty-sixth session and to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-eighth session on the results of his efforts in that regard;

6. Decides to continue its consideration of the situation of human rights in southern Lebanon at its forty-eighth session.

54th meeting
6 March 1991
[Adopted by 41 votes to 1. See chap. XXII.]