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The members of a UN commission of inquiry gave their resignation

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Navi Pillay (right). Moreover, President of the UN Commission responsible for investigating human rights abuses committed in Israel and the Palestinian territories, and Chris Sidoti (left), member of the Commission, during a press conference in Geneva, June 18, 2025. members un commission inquiry gave Navi Pillay (right). President of the UN Commission responsible for investigating human rights abuses committed in Israel and the Palestinian territories, and Chris Sidoti (left), member of the Commission, during a press conference in Geneva, June 18, 2025. members un commission inquiry gave members un commission inquiry gave

The three members of the UN Commission responsible for investigating human rights abuses in Israel. the occupied Palestinian territories have resigned, a United Nations spokesman (AFP) told the United Nations spokesperson on Monday, July 14.

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This commission. created in 2021 and members un commission inquiry gave strongly criticized by Israel, is chaired by South African Navica Pillay, who was president of the International Criminal Court for Rwanda, judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and UN UN UN UN. His two other members are Indian Miloon Kothari and Australian Chris Sidoti.

These three experts sent their letter of resignation separately on July 8. 9 and 10 to the Chairman of the Human Rights Council, the Swiss ambassador Jürg Lauber. “He appealed to delegations so that applications were offered. with the deadline on August 31”explained the spokesperson for the council, Pascal Sim.

The objective is to appoint new experts in early November. once the three resigning members of the Commission have presented their last report at the time of the next UN General Assembly in New York, Sim said.

“I regret to announce that because of my age. medical problems and members un commission inquiry gave the weight of several other commitments, I feel forced to withdraw as a member of the Commission”wrote on July 8 Mme Pillay, specifying that his resignation would take effect on November 3.

Mr. Sidoti sent his letter on July 9. stressing that the withdrawal of the president “Is a timely moment to reconstruct the commission”while Mr. Kothari sent his missive on July 10.

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Accusations brought against Israel. Hamas

This independent international commission of inquiry was made up of the United Nations Human Rights Council in May 2021 to shed light on violations of international law in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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She accused Israel of “War crimes”. “Crime against extermination humanity” Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, triggered by the bloody attack of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on October 7, 2023 on Israeli soil. Israel considers that this commission is “An intrinsically biased and politicized mechanism of the Human Rights Council”.

The Commission also accuses Hamas. the Palestinian armed groups of war crimes and “Crimes against humanity” With regard to the hostages taken to the Gaza Strip.

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