Chairperson,
The Commission on Human Rights must send a strong message to all governments involved in the peace process that human rights can not be neglected. It is more than a year since the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry called for urgent deployment of international human rights monitors. With more than 1,000 Palestinians and more than 300 Israelis killed, including hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli children, it is now clearer than ever that the paralysis of the international community in delaying the setting up of such protection is sacrificing the lives and human rights of Palestinians and the lives of Israelis.
Amnesty International urges members of the Commission to make every effort to reach a consensus on all resolutions. Security can only be achieved through fullrespect for human rights, not at their expense.
For more information please visit http://www.amnesty.org
The Commission on Human Rights must send a strong message to all governments involved in the peace process that human rights can not be neglected. It is more than a year since the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry called for urgent deployment of international human rights monitors. With more than 1,000 Palestinians and more than 300 Israelis killed, including hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli children, it is now clearer than ever that the paralysis of the international community in delaying the setting up of such protection is sacrificing the lives and human rights of Palestinians and the lives of Israelis.
Amnesty International urges members of the Commission to make every effort to reach a consensus on all resolutions. Security can only be achieved through fullrespect for human rights, not at their expense.
For more information please visit http://www.amnesty.org