The 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
9 th September 2024 - 11 th October 2024
Item 7: General Debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories
3rd October, 2024
Statement of The International Organization For the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
(EAFORD)
Delivered by Natalia Venegas / GICJ
Thank you,
We stand here today to reaffirm our unwavering support for the Palestinian people. Nearly
a year has passed since the events of October 7th, and the situation in Palestine has only
worsened. According to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as of August 15th,
Gaza has suffered the loss of 40,000 Palestinian lives, with an average of 130 deaths
every day over the past 10 months. Despite the advancements in international law, these
have fallen short of ending the suffering of the Palestinians.
It has been almost a year since respect for international law has been gravely undermined.
The scale of destruction by the Israeli military—targeting homes, hospitals, schools, and
places of worship—is deeply shocking. The international community glimpsed hope for
the with the International Court of Justice’s provisional measures. The Court condemned
Israel's settlement regime, annexation, and exploitation of resources, finding these actions
amount to racial segregation and apartheid. Furthermore, it mandated Israel to end its
occupation, provide full reparations to victims, and facilitate the return of displaced people.
These steps are crucial to prevent acts that may amount to genocide against the
Palestinians.
EAFORD and Geneva International Centre for Justice stand firmly with the Palestinian
people. We strongly condemn the systematic violations of international law, and we urge
the Security Council to overcome political deadlock and adopt binding resolutions that
effectively protect the Palestinians. We demand an immediate ceasefire and reaffirm the
necessity for Israel to halt actions amounting to genocide, withdraw from illegally occupied
territories, dismantle
Statement in Spanish
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