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BADIL’s participation in the 49th Regular Session of the UNHRC
BADIL’s participation in the 49th Regular Session of the UNHRC

BADIL submitted one written and one oral statement for the 49th regular session of the UNHRC, which took place from 28 February – 1 April 2022. Both statements urged the UN and its member states to end international impunity for the crimes of forcible transfer,[1] annexation,[2] and policies and practices that amount to colonization and apartheid.[3]

The written statement, submitted under Item #2 in response the High Commissioners annual report, focused on the lack of accountability for Israeli human rights violations and international crimes. The oral statement, submitted under Item #7 (Human Rights Situation in Palestine), also focused on upholding Palestinian rights through practical measures and accountability for Israel.

 

[1] see BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Coercive Environments: Israel’s Forcible Transfer of Palestinians in the Occupied Territory, (Bethlehem: BADIL, 2017), available at: https://badil.org/cached_uploads/view/2021/04/20/ft-coercive-environments-1618907680.pdf

[2] See BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Creeping Annexation: A Pillar of the Zionist-Israeli Colonization of Mandatory Palestine, working paper no. 25 (Bethlehem: BADIL, 2020), available at: https://www.badil.org/cached_uploads/view/2021/04/19/wp25-creepingannexation-1618823962.pdf

[3] See BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, The Nation State Law: The Culmination of 70 Years of Israeli Apartheid and Colonization, Position Paper (Bethlehem: BADIL, 2018), available at: https://www.badil.org/cached_uploads/view/2021/04/20/nationstatelaw-positionpaper-badil-oct2018-1618905362.pdf