The grave violations of human rights
SPECIAL SESSION : THE GRAVE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY INCLUDING THE RECENT AGGRESSION ON THE OCCUPIED GAZA STRIP
by H.E. Mr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios
SPECIAL SESSION
THE GRAVE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY INCLUDING THE RECENT AGGRESSION ON THE OCCUPIED GAZA STRIP
Mr. President,
I have the honor and the responsibility to address this special session of the Human Rights Council on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Mr. President,
While the whole world was celebrating the end of the year 2008, hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children, were dying under the bombs of the Israeli air force and artillery. Still not satisfied with the result, the Israeli army launched a complete ground operation at the beginning of 2009.
Taking advantage of the festivities and demobilization of the world for initiating a military aggression is not moral, and simply not fair. Doing it with the added felony of brutalizing and massacring a whole people is a criminal act that must be repudiated by all.