Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan

Condemnatory

Yes

Analysis

• The resolution rejects Israel's annexation of the Golan as illegal. It calls upon Israel to cease settlement activity on the Golan and not to infringe on the rights of the Syrian residents of the Golan.
• The resolution also contains no praise, completely ignoring Israel's provision of medical assistance to Syrian citizens in urgent need of medical care not available in Syria.
• Moreover, the resolution was adopted under Item 7, the discriminatory Agenda Item which singles out Israel for censure, signaling criticism of Israel.

Main Sponsors

Organization of Islamic Cooperation, A/HRC/RES/55/31

Vote

Yes - 29, No - 14, Abstain - 4, Absent - 0

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Key Praise

None

Key Criticism

• "Deeply concerned at the suffering of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan due to the systematic and continuous violation of their fundamental and human rights by Israel since the Israeli military occupation of 1967."
• "Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to comply with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Human Rights Council, in particular Security Council resolution 497 (1981), in which the Council decided, inter alia, that the decision of Israel to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan was null and void and without international legal effect, and demanded that Israel rescind forthwith its decision."
• "Deplores the continuing settlement policies and practices in the occupied Syrian Golan, including the plans announced at the end of 2021 to establish and expand illegal settlements and to double the numbers of the settlers in the occupied Syrian Golan within the coming years, and demands that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately cease all settlement-related plans and activities in the occupied Syrian Golan."
• "Demands that Israel stop its repressive measures against the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan and release immediately the Syrian detainees in Israeli prisons."
• "Determines that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken or to be taken by Israel, the occupying Power…that seek to alter the character and legal status of the occupied Syrian Golan are null and void, constitute a flagrant violation of international law and of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and have no legal effect."
• "Deplores the practices of the Israeli occupation authorities affecting the human rights of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan…"