Pakistan’s UN Human Rights Council member fails to honor Israelis murdered by Hamas in moment of silence

The United Nations Human Rights Council connected Monday held a infinitesimal of soundlessness successful representation of the “innocent lives” mislaid successful the “occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere,” portion failing to grant those who died successful Israel erstwhile attacked by troops successful Palestine.

Ambassador Zaman Mehdi, the lawman imperishable typical of Pakistan to the UN successful Geneva was seen successful a station by the UN connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, speaking to members of the Human Rights Council conscionable earlier a infinitesimal of silence.

“On behalf of the IOC subordinate states, we explicit our heavy concerns implicit the nonaccomplishment of guiltless lives successful the occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere,” Mehdi said. “Regrettably, this immense nonaccomplishment of lives and unabated unit is simply a bittersweet reminder of much than 7 decades of amerciable overseas occupation, aggression and disrespect for the planetary law, including UNESCO resolutions.”

He went connected to accidental the 16 years of what helium termed amerciable blockage of Gaza continued to rise questions implicit the applicability of planetary instrumentality and cardinal freedoms of the guiltless civilian population. As a result, efforts to normalize the country is “breeding violence,” Mehdi said.

“In this context, the alleged declaration of warfare and attacks connected civilian colonisation and their properties is profoundly distressing,” helium said. “We stay acrophobic astir the quality outgo of the escalating situation.”

A video of the infinitesimal of soundlessness showed each members of the Human Rights Council standing, contempt omitting the guiltless lives of those mislaid successful Israel.

US Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council, Michèle Taylor besides requested a infinitesimal of soundlessness connected Monday, asking to commemorate the lives of radical killed successful the Hamas attack connected Israel.

Taylor said, with a “heavy heart,” that the calamity connected Oct. 7, 2023, and the days since resulted successful the deaths of “hundreds and hundreds of guiltless civilian lives lost,” and the number continues to spell up.’

She besides said thousands were injured and much than a 100 men, women, children, radical with disabilities and aged individuals were kidnapped.

“The United States unequivocally condemns these heinous acts of terrorism. We widen our deepest condolences to the families affected and explicit our solidarity with the radical and authorities of Israel successful these trying times,” Taylor said earlier requesting a infinitesimal of soundlessness from the council.

“As we basal successful silence, fto america reaffirm our corporate committedness to promoting peace, justice, and quality rights crossed the globe, and fto our soundlessness resound arsenic a agreed basal against coercion and violence.”