Ban urges Israel to respect rights of Palestinian children in occupied land.UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-Moon (bän kē-m  n), 1944–, South Korean diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (2007–), b. Chungju, grad. Seoul National Univ. (B.S.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Israel to respect the rights of Palestinian children under occupation and to refrain from discriminating between Israeli and Palestinian children when it comes to the age of criminal responsibility.In a report to the General Assembly on the Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people For other uses of "Palestinian", see Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian. Palestinian people (Arabic: الشعب الفلسطيني, in the occupied land, including East Jerusalem, Ban said "Israel, as the occupying power, should ensure that the rights of children are respected. "The Government of Israel should take all necessary steps to address concerns with regard to the arrest and detention of Palestinian children, and should ensure that all detentions be conducted in strict compliance with international human rights law, in particular due process of law standards, with due respect of the vulnerability of children." He also called on Israel to ensure that "all allegations of torture and ill-treatment are promptly and effectively investigated and perpetrators prosecuted," and "to refrain from discriminating between Israeli and Palestinian children with regard to the age of criminal responsibility." On the situation in Gaza, Ban called on "all parties" to the conflict to thoroughly investigate allegations of violations of international humanitarian law International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus "comprised of the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and human rights violations taking fully into account international due process of law standards. "Equally crucial is upholding the right of victims to reparation Compensation for an injury; redress for a wrong inflicted. The losing countries in a war often must pay damages to the victors for the economic harm that the losing countries inflicted during wartime. These damages are commonly called military reparations. ," he added.He further called on Israel to facilitate freedom of movement for Palestinians in the West Bank, recalling that, in accordance with the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the separation wall, Israel "should immediately cease construction of the wall and dismantle portions already built in the occupied territory." Israel he urged, should also issue viable zoning plans and a less cumbersome process for issuing building permits in a "non-discriminatory manner for all" in East Jerusalem and other places in the West Bank. "Until such time, the evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes should cease. Victims of forced evictions should also be afforded the possibility of effective redress.Punitive demolitions should cease immediately," he stressed. All KUNA right are reserved 2007. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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