Gaza: Human Rights Council "wraps up" first round of fact-finding interviews
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 29 June 2009 - Noon briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. The United Nations fact-finding mission on the recent Gaza conflict, mandated by the Human Rights Council, today completed its first round of public hearings in Gaza City during which it heard testimony from witnesses, victims and experts. As fellow human beings we would like to put on record how deeply moved we were by many of the accounts of profound suffering and grief, said Justice Richard Goldstone, who leads the four-member team of investigators examining allegations of human rights violations during the fighting between 27 December and 18 January. Additional public hearings are scheduled to be held in Geneva, on 6 and 7 July, to hear from victims from Israel and the West Bank. News story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31302&Cr=goldstone&Cr1=
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