Situation of human rights in southern Lebanon.
| Publisher | UN Commission on Human Rights |
| Author | UN Commission on Human Rights (45th sess. : 1989 : Geneva) |
| Publication Date | 8 March 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | E/CN.4/RES/1989/65 |
| Reference | 45 |
| Cite as | UN Commission on Human Rights, Situation of human rights in southern Lebanon., 8 March 1989, E/CN.4/RES/1989/65, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f0cd34.html [accessed 23 October 2022] |
1989/65. Situation of human rights in southern Lebanon
The Commission on Human Rights, Gravely concerned by the continuation of the acts of aggression and the arbitrary practices of the Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanon, which constitute a flagrant violation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of international law, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and The Hague Convention IV of 1907, Recalling its deep regret at Israel's failure to implement Security Council resolutions 425 (1978) of 19 March 1978 and 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982, Recalling all the resolutions of the General Assembly, the Security Council and other United Nations organs declaring that the continued occupation and repeated acts of aggression constitute a violation of both the will of the international community and the conventions in force in this respect, Reaffirming its previous resolutions in this respect, Expressing its deepest regret at Israel's continued failure to co-operate with the efforts of the Secretary-General requested in those resolutions,1. Strongly condemns Israel for its continued violations of human rights in southern Lebanon, manifested particularly in the continuing occupation of parts of that territory by force, the bombardment of villages and the civilian population, their arrest and detention in Israeli prisons and detention centres, the destruction of their homes and their property, the fact that they are terrorized, forced out of their residences and expelled from the occupied area, and other arbitrary practices;
2. Calls upon Israel to put an immediate end to such practices, which violate human rights, to liberate the Lebanese prisoners whom it has detained, to return all those expelled to their homes, to stop expelling Palestinians arbitrarily to southern Lebanon and to implement the above-mentioned resolutions of the Security Council which require the immediate, total and unconditional withdrawal of Israel from all Lebanese territory and respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Lebanon;
3. Calls upon those Governments which are assisting Israel politically, economically and militarily to bring adequate pressure to bear on the Government of Israel to put an end to its aggressive and expansionist policy in southern Lebanon;
4. Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) To bring the present resolution to the attention of the Government of Israel and to invite that Government to provide information concerning the extent of its implementation thereof;
(b) To report to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session and to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-sixth session on the results of his efforts in that regard;
5. Decides to continue its consideration of the situation of human rights in southern Lebanon at its forty-sixth session.
55th meeting8 March 1989
[Adopted by a roll-call vote of 30 to 1, with
12 abstentions. See chap. XII.]
