Vietnam protests use of force in Gaza StripVietnamese Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN, the WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, has stressed that Vietnam protests the use of force in the Gaza Strip. Concluding the session, with 29 votes in favour, two against and 14 abstentions, members of the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force against civilians, requesting the end of violence. The council decided to form an independent commission of inquiry to investigate violations of human right and humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip. Reports on investigation results should be delivered in the UN Human Rights Council’s 39th and 40th sessions slated for September 2018 and March 2019 respectively. On May 14, 60 demonstrators in Gaza were killed by Israeli forces, marking the highest one-day death toll in the territory since the 2014 hostilities.

Source: VietNamNet News May 20, 2018 03:00 UTC