Human Rights Council to discuss Gaza Strip
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 2 June 2009 - Daily Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. The eleventh session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opened today in Geneva, Switzerland. This session will conclude on June 19. Over two weeks, the Council will consider - among others - the protection of human rights of civilians caught in armed conflict, and the draft principles of extreme poverty and human rights. During this time, the Council will also discuss the dispatch of an urgent, independent international fact-finding mission to investigate all violations of international law against the people of Palestine throughout the Occupied Territories, especially in the Gaza Strip. Human Rights Council Live and on-demand Webcast: http://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc
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