AMMAN — The United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights Volker Turk received in Geneva a delegation from the
Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRIs), with the
participation of Jordan, represented by the Chairman of the
National Center for Human Rights (NHCR), Samar al-Haj Hassan.
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According to a statement reported by the
Jordan News Agency, Petra on Thursday, the meeting tackled mechanisms for
responding to developments in the aggression on the
Gaza Strip, with network
members stressing the importance of promoting and protecting human rights
equally.
The Arab delegation underlined that the
primary purpose of establishing the United Nations is to achieve peace and
justice, and defend human rights and that national human rights institutions
work closely with the High Office for Human Rights to defend the universal and
humanitarian principles of human rights, based on the international view of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights as the human rights protector.
The delegation, on behalf of the international
human rights community, underscored the need for the office to carry out its
tasks in this crisis more effectively, calling on the High Commissioner to take
a firmer stance regarding
human rights violations in the Gaza Strip.
They called for putting pressure on
international countries to stop the aggression against Gaza and the crimes
committed by Israel against civilians.
Network members emphasized the necessity of cooperating
with all concerned parties and exerting strong pressure on the part of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights, based on its prominent role as a specialized
agency within the United Nations to promote and protect human rights, with the
aim of achieving an immediate cessation of aggression, holding Israeli
perpetrators of war crimes accountable, and asserting the commitment of the
existing Israeli occupation authority under international law.
They called for integrated efforts to create
safe corridors for the entry of relief agencies and their workers, an immediate
cessation of grave violations in the West Bank, and cooperation in updating the
list of companies involved in building illegal settlements, in accordance with
the Human Rights Council resolution.
The delegation said that the Israeli
aggression and the accompanying destruction, killing and displacement in Gaza
is a clear violation of the provisions and purposes of the United Nations
Charter, international legitimacy and the headquarters of the United Nations,
pointing to the double standards in the application of standards by the
international community, which countries call for to apply in Ukraine and
completely ignore in Gaza.
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